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Tung Quoc  #279075  Wed, 11 Oct 06 12:47 PM

Hi,

I turned off the TV. (1)

"turn off" in (1) is a phrasal verb and off  in turn off  here is an adverb. Is that right?

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Inchoateknowledge  #279085  Wed, 11 Oct 06 01:09 PM

Hi,

a so-called adverb particle, and not a prep.

  
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