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Moon7296 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Skated over the frozen pond/ skated over the problem
1. I skated over the frozen pond.
2. I skated over the problem.
3. I waded through the mud.
4. I waded through my ironing.
I found rather interesting point from the four sentences above; the verb plus the preposition but its meaning changes depending on the noun followed by it.
Are they prepositional verbs and not phrasal verbs?
2. I skated over the problem.
3. I waded through the mud.
4. I waded through my ironing.
I found rather interesting point from the four sentences above; the verb plus the preposition but its meaning changes depending on the noun followed by it.
Are they prepositional verbs and not phrasal verbs?
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Hi, I'd just say these are examples of verbs with prepositions. 1 and 3 have literal meanings, and 2 and 4 have figurative meanings. Clive
- Hi, I'd just say these are examples of verbs with prepositions.
- 1 and 3 have literal meanings, and 2 and 4 have figurative meanings.
- Clive
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Hi,
I'd just say these are examples of verbs with prepositions.
1 and 3 have literal meanings, and 2 and 4 have figurative meanings.
Clive
I'd just say these are examples of verbs with prepositions.
1 and 3 have literal meanings, and 2 and 4 have figurative meanings.
Clive
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Hi,
figurative- An expression in which the words are not meant literally.
eg I'm late for dinner. My wife is going to kill me!
The speaker dos not mean that she will actualy kill him (I hope!
figurative- An expression in which the words are not meant literally.
eg I'm late for dinner. My wife is going to kill me!
The speaker dos not mean that she will actualy kill him (I hope!
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