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Hi When one says I got on my cell and called home does it mean 1 I turned my cell on and called home OR 2 I used my cell to call home What confuses me is whether the on here is an adverb as in a phrasal verb like pick up or a preposition as in a verbal phrase like look at Thanks a lot

Hello everybody I have two questions about the word where 1 I ve been told that where in the following sentence is a pronoun by its form Where did you get to And the explanation is that in possible answer like I got to page 4 it stands for the noun phrase page 4 If it is a pronoun in this...

Hi I think a phrasal verb is a verb that has a verb and a preposition like take on as in take on the task on hand Then how can we distinguish what comes after a verb is a preposition or an adverb I think I saw some procedural steps that were used to determine which one but I was confused rather...

Your statement is incorrect All are used sometimes and differently Onto into are prepositions of motion On to in to are adverb preposition combinations

When it comes to above and below used as adjectives I prefer them after the noun Some people insist that they can be used in front of the nouns but that grates on my ear as much as the asleep man or saying We did that the before time instead of We did that the time before It seems to me that all...

Hi can some please review my answers to the following question and amend where necessary Look at this sentence carefully He breathed deeply with sheer delight splashed noisily from the little island and ran off whistling in the pelting rain Now name three of each of the following parts of speech...

Hi can some please review my answers to the following question and amend where necessary Look at this sentence carefully He breathed deeply with sheer delight splashed noisily from the little island and ran off whistling in the pelting rain Now name three of each of the following parts of speech...

Thanks Mister Micawber Still confused by answers to 2 3 6 7 13 14 Can you please enlighten me further 2 Thought it was adverb as it explains how the boys followed 3 Thought it was a verb as it follows the pronoun I Re the others they are preposition and conjunction questions which do not seem...

In after years this brave act shall be remembered Adjective OK The boys followed after the girls Adverb Preposition Helen went first and I after Verb Adverb The evening was pleasant after the thunder storm had passed Conjunction OK My friend left the next day Adjective OK The conductor stood next...

Can you please help I am trying to understand parts of speech as I am self teaching myself Unfortunately the book does not come with answers so I am not sure if I am right or wrong Name the part of speech of each word in bold In after years this brave act shall be remembered Adjective The boys...