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KhoshtipMan Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

two-word verbs

Is there any problem in this sentence? Explain please.

John had an application form and then John filled out it.
  

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John had an application form and then John filled it out. This phrasal verb is always separated by the object.

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  • John had an application form and then John filled it out.
  • This phrasal verb is always separated by the object.
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John had an application form and then John filled it out.

This phrasal verb is always separated by the object.
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And not by the pronouns, yes?
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KhoshtipMan And not by the pronouns, yes?
John had an application form and then John filled it out.

"It" is a pronoun. "It" is the object in that sentence.
The pronoun comes between the verb (filled) and its particle (out).
When the object of a separable phrasal verb is a pronoun, the two parts of the phrasal
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AlpheccaStarsJohn had an application form and then John filled it out."It" is a pronoun. "It" is the object in that sentence.The pronoun comes between the verb (filled) and its particle (out).When the object of a separable phrasal verb is a pronoun, the two parts of the phrasal verb must be separated.When the object is a noun, sometimes both word orders are possible. John
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KhoshtipManIs it a general rule for all phrasal verbs?
No. Not ALL. Only some of them. Click the link in my previous post and read about separable and inseparable phrasal verbs.

1- Turn the TV on. Yes
2- Turn on the TV. Yes.
3- Turn it on (when the "it" refers to eg a TV) Yes.
But not
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