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Matfever Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
TURN DOWN ME or TURN ME DOWN?
Here I have 2 sentences:
1. She turned a lot of men down who asked her to marry them.
2. She turned down a lot of men who asked her to marry them.
And here:
3. She turned me down for a date.
4. She turned down me for a date.
if number 4 is right, so does number 1. But I think number 2 is also correct because "She turned down a lot of men who asked.."
So, how's about it?
1. She turned a lot of men down who asked her to marry them.
2. She turned down a lot of men who asked her to marry them.
And here:
3. She turned me down for a date.
4. She turned down me for a date.
if number 4 is right, so does number 1. But I think number 2 is also correct because "She turned down a lot of men who asked.."
So, how's about it?
Top answer
All but 4 are correct. With separable phrasal verbs ( turn down ), the direct object can usually come between the two parts or after. He turned down the job.
- All but 4 are correct.
- With separable phrasal verbs ( turn down ), the direct object can usually come between the two parts or after.
- He turned down the job.
- He turned the job down.
- If the object is a pronoun, however, it must go between the verb and the particle, not after.
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All but 4 are correct.
With separable phrasal verbs (turn down), the direct object can usually come between the two parts or after.
He turned down the job.
He turned the job down.
If the object is a pronoun, however, it must go between the verb and the particle, not after.
He turned it down.
With separable phrasal verbs (turn down), the direct object can usually come between the two parts or after.
He turned down the job.
He turned the job down.
If the object is a pronoun, however, it must go between the verb and the particle, not after.
He turned it down.
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