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Anonymous  +  838443 Wed, 29 Jul 09 09:41 AM
Is the "up" in shut up an adverb or a PP?
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Mister Micawber  +  838510 Wed, 29 Jul 09 10:52 AM
How could it be a preposition?  It has no object.
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Doll  +  838535 Wed, 29 Jul 09 11:09 AM
Hmm, I would completely take it as a verb itself.
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Mister Micawber  +  838551 Wed, 29 Jul 09 11:20 AM
No, the particle has an independent existence, Doll. 'Shut' is verb, 'shut up' is phrasal verb (i.e. verb + adverb).
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Doll  +  839069 Wed, 29 Jul 09 07:24 PM
Hmm, I remembered a lesson when I was writing it and we categorized phrasal verbs as "verbs" in a sentence initially and then made the discriminations later for example phrasal verb. I was thinking of it when I wrote but I was not clear.  ( At least I should have explained more) I am sorry if I confused anyone. :)
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Philip  +  839662 Thu, 30 Jul 09 05:28 AM
I believe that Doll and Mr. M agree that the expression is what I call a two-word verb [others call it a phrasal verb or other things.]  Terminology is not important.
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Anonymous, 118 days ago
So, if an adverb, the "up" in "shut the hell up" is emphasising the way the hell should be shut, is it?
Mister Micawber  +  840293 Thu, 30 Jul 09 03:07 PM
Ha, ha!  No.  'Shut up' is the verb; 'the hell' is an intensifier.  'The hell' is emphasing how the 'shut up' should be.
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Anonymous, 116 days ago
It's a particle which is part of the verb.

 

              VP

         -----------

         V           particle ,  a preposition requires a Np after    PP

                                                                                   ---------

                                                                                   P        NP

 

If you say "shut up your mouth , it will be ungrammatical to say:

* Up your mouth shut. On the other hand if you say I walked up the stairs , yoy can say :

Up the stairs , I walked.

This will indicate the difference betweenparticles and prepositions.

Best of luck

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