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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary
To speed
"The Iraqis are working hard to come up to speed, there's a lot of effort being put into this." (John Kerry)
Is the wording are working (...) to come up to speed a chain-like verb construction or is the wording "to speed" a prepositional phrase in the above sentence?
Is the wording are working (...) to come up to speed a chain-like verb construction or is the wording "to speed" a prepositional phrase in the above sentence?
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"speed" is a noun. "up to" is a preposition combination. ) up to speed" is a set phrase.
- "speed" is a noun.
- "up to" is a preposition combination.
- ) up to speed" is a set phrase.
- The sentence that you quote is incorrectly structured (comma splice), though this does not affect your specific question.
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"speed" is a noun. "up to" is a preposition combination.
"(come/get/etc.) up to speed" is a set phrase.
The sentence that you quote is incorrectly structured (comma splice), though this does not affect your specific question.
"(come/get/etc.) up to speed" is a set phrase.
The sentence that you quote is incorrectly structured (comma splice), though this does not affect your specific question.
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