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BoSsSy Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Questions about the phrasal verbs

I cut the paper off or I cut off the paper

Do the both mean the same ? Which should be prefered any why ?


And the second question that I want to ask is: Can a phrasal verb have an indirect object ?

In the sentences above "the paper" is the direct object right ? But can a sentence with a phrasal verb have an indirect object ?

  

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BoSsSy I cut the paper off I cut off the paper These are both possible and mean the same. g. if some paper was attached to something, say as wrapping.

— GPY

  • BoSsSy I cut the paper off I cut off the paper These are both possible and mean the same.
  • g.
  • if some paper was attached to something, say as wrapping.
  • More information is needed in order to say whether they are appropriate in your situation.
  • BoSsSy Can a phrasal verb have an indirect object ?
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BoSsSyI cut the paper off
I cut off the paper

These are both possible and mean the same. These sentences would fit a specific context, e.g. if some paper was attached to something, say as wrapping. More information is needed in order to say whether they are appropriate in your situation.

BoSsSyCan a phrasal verb have an indir
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I cut the paper off.

I cut off the paper.

They are both OK and have the same meaning, so it's a free choice. But your example is not a 'verbal idiom' (your 'phrasal verb'), but one that simply has a particle – in this case the preposition "off" – between the verb and its direct object. The majority of verbal idioms do not permit particles, but a few

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