By Constructions, Phrasal verbs

Good questions Rishonly... (1) Is 'often wondered' a wrong construction? It's not wrong but it implies that 'wondering' was in the past and now you no longer 'wonder.' (2) Reason for 'might attend only fewer phone calls' being wrong? Actually there is only a very subtle difference, if at all. ...

CalifJim wrote: I avoid answering ... You just did " src="../emoticons/emotion-2.gif">Avoid or answer? I tried responding to the phrasal verb thread and got into some technical difficulties. For some reason, it wouldn't let me post. And then I just forgot about it and never tried again as I...

I avoid answering ... You just did "> Avoid or answer? I tried responding to the phrasal verb thread and got into some technical difficulties. For some reason, it wouldn't let me post. And then I just forgot about it and never tried again as I got involved in some other...

I don’t know why it can’t therefore just as well be concluded that ‘out’, in such constructions, is simply an adverb. I don't know why either. Some authors do call these "particles" adverbs. However, the behavior of a "particle" is a sometimes a bit different from an adverb with regard to...

Thanks for your response, CJ. Your series of comparisons demonstrates when ‘out’ isn’t being used as a preposition. When this is shown to be so, maybe most would conclude that ‘out’, as in ‘take out the trash’, must therefore be part of a verb (a phrasal verb). However, I don’t know why it...

the issue of phrasals that are 'verb + prep' aren't an issue for meOne point I was trying to make is that (the way I look at it) there is no such thing as "a phrasal that is 'verb + prep'". If a preposition is involved, then the verb plus that preposition cannot be considered a phrasal...

Hi people! What would you call the following verbs? Phrasal prepositional verbs, phrasal verbs, three word phrasal verbs, or just phrasals plus a preposition? Put up with = TOLERATE. Stand up for = DEFEND.. Catch up with = DISCOVER SOME WRONGDOING AND PUNISH IT / CAUSE PROBLEMS TO...

Hi, I'm a new member on the forum. My name's Michal and I'm from Poland. I've been learning descriptive grammar of Enlgish lately. Reading LONGMAN Grammar of Spoken and Written English, I've come across a couple of problems which are hard for me to overcome. I hope that you will help me...

Can't the phrase then be reconstructed as, "They burned alive the woman"? Does that reconstruction affect the discourse in any way? You bring up an excellent point, davkett, and one that I thought someone would eventually mention on this thread. Do we have to allow the 'particle' portion...

It's an interesting progression. We begin with an admission that no one is known to have used the criticism; then we speculate as to the form that criticism might have taken; then "someone" (who?) assumes that the "educated classes" (who? when?) considered Classical culture and language more...