hkqq  +  622218 Fri, 26 Dec 08 10:32 AM  Hi, Is the syntax below OK? He (subject) graduated with (phrasal verb) first-class honors (Noun) from Hong Kong University (prepositional phrase) in the 1960s (prepositional phrase). hkqq Joined on Thu, Feb 21 2008 Full Member 133 Verbs, Prepositions, Nouns, Universities, Phrasal Verbs, Students, Asia, Schools

	Avangi  +  622252 Fri, 26 Dec 08 11:36 AM I don't know much about phrasal verbs (they hadn't yet been invented when I was in school), but I take "graduated" as a simple verb in the simple past tense, and "with first-class honors" as a prepositional phrase, modifying the verb.  I'd call "first-class" an adjective modifying the noun "honors," which functions as object of the preposition, "with." To me, the rest is okay. Avangi Joined on Mon, Nov 19 2007 Veteran Member 8,172 ". . . le plaisir delicieux et toujours nouveau d'une occupation inutile." - Henri de Regnier Verbs, Prepositions, Tenses, Nouns, Simple Past, Past Tenses, Phrasal Verbs, Adjectives, Simple Tenses

	Cool Breeze  +  622279 Fri, 26 Dec 08 12:02 PM Avangi “I don't know much about phrasal verbs (they hadn't yet been invented when I was in school), but I take "graduated" as a simple verb in the simple past tense, and "with first-class honors" as a prepositional phrase, modifying the verb. ” Avangi, we analyze the sentence in exactly the same way. In Helsinki English a phrasal verb is made up of a verb plus an adverb, as in: The ship blew up. CB Cool Breeze Joined on Fri, Apr 7 2006 Senior Member 3,970 "I hope you'll all live to be 150 years old - and the last voice you hear is mine!" Frank Sinatra on stage in Oslo, Norway, 28 September 1991 Verbs, Prepositions, Tenses, Adverbs, Simple Past, Past Tenses, Phrasal Verbs, Sentences, Countries, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Simple Tenses, Languages

	Avangi  +  622299 Fri, 26 Dec 08 12:29 PM Thank you, CB.  I'll work on that!  Avangi