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Anonymous Posted 5 years ago
Vocabulary

What’s the difference between ‘get it back’ and get back it’

Or ‘take it off’ and ‘take off it’ and so on.

Are they all kind of exchangeable or just specific ones are exchangeable?


Thank you very much in advance!

  

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take off is one of hundreds of so-called "phrasal verbs" that can take an object. When the object is a noun, you can put it after between the two parts of the phrasal verb or after them: take your coat off OR take off your coat But when the object is a pronoun (often 'it' or 'them'), you MUST put the object between the two parts of the verb: take it off take off it is a grammatical mistake. Don't use this form.

  • take off is one of hundreds of so-called "phrasal verbs" that can take an object.
  • When the object is a noun, you can put it after between the two parts of the phrasal verb or after them: take your coat off OR take off your coat But when the object is a pronoun (often 'it' or 'them'), you MUST put the object between the two parts of the verb: take it off take off it is a grammatical mistake.
  • Don't use this form.
  • CJ
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take off is one of hundreds of so-called "phrasal verbs" that can take an object. When the object is a noun, you can put it after between the two parts of the phrasal verb or after them:

take your coat off OR take off your coat

But when the object is a pronoun (often 'it' or 'them'), you MUST put the object between the two parts of the verb:

take it o

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