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Jigneshbharati Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

Strip back

You will need a few basic tools. If you are just replacing a damaged plug you will probably only need a screwdriver. If you need to strip back the insulation and trim the wires you will also need a sharp knife and side cutters, or a wire stripping tool.
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What is the grammatical form and function of "back" in "strip back"?
How do we confirm that whether "strip back" is a phrasal verb or not?
What does is it mean in the context?

  

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"back" is an adverb that modifies "strip". It indicates that the stripping is done in such a way that the insulation is drawn back from (away from) some point of reference, such as the end of the wire. Idiomatic verb-adverb combinations with "small" adverbs may be classed as so-called "phrasal verbs".

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  • "back" is an adverb that modifies "strip".
  • It indicates that the stripping is done in such a way that the insulation is drawn back from (away from) some point of reference, such as the end of the wire.
  • Idiomatic verb-adverb combinations with "small" adverbs may be classed as so-called "phrasal verbs".
  • Also, "verb-adverb-object" word order (in this case "strip back the insulation") often indicates a phrasal verb.
  • However, there is no exact test that can be applied such that everyone will always agree on what does and what does not qualify as a phrasal verb.
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"back" is an adverb that modifies "strip". It indicates that the stripping is done in such a way that the insulation is drawn back from (away from) some point of reference, such as the end of the wire.

Idiomatic verb-adverb combinations with "small" adverbs may be classed as so-called "phrasal verbs". Also, "verb-adverb-object" word order (in this case "strip back the insulation") often

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JigneshbharatiWhat is the grammatical form and function of "back" in "strip back"?

It's variously called a preposition, an adverb, and a particle.

JigneshbharatiHow do we confirm that whether "strip back" is a phrasal verb or not?

There are a variety of tests.

If you can use the PP as a fragment in the answer

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In the light of CJ's reply, I should clarify that when I said "there is no exact test", I did not mean that there was no test to distinguish a phrasal verb from a prepositional verb (though just to add to the confusion, I believe that some people also include prepositional verbs as "phrasal verbs"). I meant that

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