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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Verbs
Hi,
How do you call the words after a verb?
I mean the "into" in "look into", "with" in "talk with" etc
I want to do some research, because I'm finding it very hard sometimes to decide: for instance look at, look into, ... What to use & when
Thank in advance!
How do you call the words after a verb?
I mean the "into" in "look into", "with" in "talk with" etc
I want to do some research, because I'm finding it very hard sometimes to decide: for instance look at, look into, ... What to use & when
Thank in advance!
Top answer
" Phrasal verbs can be separable or inseparable. "look into" is inseparable. v Let's look into the matter.
- " Phrasal verbs can be separable or inseparable.
- "look into" is inseparable.
- v Let's look into the matter.
- X Let's look the matter into.
- Look up is separable.
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These are called "phrasal verbs."
Some texts call the preposition a "particle."
Phrasal verbs can be separable or inseparable.
"look into" is inseparable.
v Let's look into the matter.
X Let's look the matter into.
Look up is separable.
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Some texts call the preposition a "particle."
Phrasal verbs can be separable or inseparable.
"look into" is inseparable.
v Let's look into the matter.
Look up is separable.
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A particle in the phrasal verb may be an adverb as well. In the He wanted people to look up to him, the phrasal verb to look up to has the particle up which is an adverb and the particle to which is a preposition.
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