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KaaJee Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
word-order
I don’t know in which cases up/down/out/off/away/etc. [I’m very sorry, I don’t know how they are called, please tell me] belonging to the verb goes after the direct object, and when it remains before it. Just see:
Write it down.
Write all these things down.
Write the things Peter said to us yesterday down. Is it correct? Or rather: Write down the things Peter… -- is this latter one the used version? I think it is.
And I think “put your hands up” and “giving up the plan” are said, though both “the plan” and “your hands” are two words.
So I think it also depends on the given verb, but are there some rule that when the …(this thing) should generally be put after the direct object?
Write it down.
Write all these things down.
Write the things Peter said to us yesterday down. Is it correct? Or rather: Write down the things Peter… -- is this latter one the used version? I think it is.
And I think “put your hands up” and “giving up the plan” are said, though both “the plan” and “your hands” are two words.
So I think it also depends on the given verb, but are there some rule that when the …(this thing) should generally be put after the direct object?
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If the object is very short, usually a pronoun, it must follow the verb: Write it down. If the object is longer, either order is usually correct: Put on your shoes . / Put your shoes on.
- If the object is very short, usually a pronoun, it must follow the verb: Write it down.
- If the object is longer, either order is usually correct: Put on your shoes .
- / Put your shoes on.
- KaaJee Write the things Peter said to us yesterday down.
- Is it correct?
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If the object is very short, usually a pronoun, it must follow the verb: Write it down.
If the object is longer, either order is usually correct:
Put on your shoes. / Put your shoes on.
If the object is longer, either order is usually correct:
Put on your shoes. / Put your shoes on.
KaaJeeWrite
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The terminology is not standardized. I call them adverbs, and when they are part of a phrasal verb, some call them other things, like "particles". Some of them act like prepositions, but whatever you call them. they seem to belong to the verb more than usual.
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The position of the preposition/adverb/particle depends on the verb and the meaning of the whole sentence. You just have to learn to recognise verb+ preposition groups and to distinguish them from phrasal/multi-word/prepositional verbs. This is a problem for learners; you just have to cope with each verb as you meet it.
He looked up the word (in a dictionary)
He looked up the word (in a dictionary)
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