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Belly

#398297 Mon, 30 Jul 07 06:10 AM

Is there any phrasal verb in English has that phrase:' Care about"?

Belly

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Philip

#398306 Mon, 30 Jul 07 07:12 AM

Belly wrote:
Is there any phrasal verb in English has that phrase:' Care about"?

Context would be helpful.

I have done all I can, so now I don't care about what may happen.

It's none of my business, so I don't care about it.

My plants are almost dead anyway, so don't give them any attention while I'm on vacation. I don't really care about them.

I don't care about things I cannot control.

Philip

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Belly

#398346 Mon, 30 Jul 07 09:52 AM

So, how it is different from the sole "care" ?

Belly

Philip

#398463 Mon, 30 Jul 07 03:46 PM

Belly wrote:
So, how it is different from the sole "care" ?

I think that if what you don't care about has already been mentioned you can usually stop after 'care'.

[There are, of course, other meanings for the word 'care'.]

Philip

CalifJim

#398526 Mon, 30 Jul 07 07:00 PM

care about is not a phrasal verb. It's a prepositional verb.

care about it, never care it about.

CJ

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MyShirley

#398678 Tue, 31 Jul 07 05:12 AM

CalifJim wrote:
care about is not a phrasal verb. It's a prepositional verb.

care about it, never care it about.

CJ

What is the difference between phrasal verbs and prepositional verbs?

Thanks

MyShirley

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Difference between, Phrasal verbs, Prepositional verbs, Verbs

CalifJim

#398724 Tue, 31 Jul 07 06:30 AM

I have summarized various ways of distinguishing between phrasal verbs and prepositional verbs at Post:256204.

CJ

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