What you call a "phrasal verb with a preposition" doesn't seem correct. A verb-plus-preposition structure like expand on is usually called a prepositional verb. Only a verb-plus-adverb structure like catch on is usually called a phrasal

CalifJim wrote: I would not consider "to jump out of" a phrasal verb, because the meaning is literal. You jump. But where? Out of the helicopter. If "jump out of" is a phrasal verb here, then I imagine "jump into" should also be considered a

Of the originals, I would choose only these: 1. My favorite picture is of my classmates and me near a pool . 2. My favorite picture is my classmates and me near a pool . It seems to me that in #1, the underlined portion is the object of

Paco2004 wrote: Milky wrote: Maybe you meant "phrasal-prepositional verb". I meant "prepositional-phrasal verb". paco 25 English pages for " prepositional - phrasal verb ". 155 English pages for " phrasal prepositional verb " .

Milky wrote: Maybe you meant "phrasal-prepositional verb". I meant "prepositional-phrasal verb". paco

Paco2004 wrote: Longman English Grammar (L.G.Alexander, 1988) classifies forms of <Verb+prep> into "non-phrasals" and "phrasals". paco Maybe you meant "phrasal-prepositional verb".

Paco2004 wrote: Hello MrP I'm sorry for the ambiguous writing. I meant "a prepositional phrasal verb" by "a phrasal", not "an adverbial phrasal verb". paco Is there suchy a thing as a "prepositional phrasal verb"? I thought there

Hello MrP I'm sorry for the ambiguous writing. I meant "a prepositional phrasal verb" by "a phrasal", not "an adverbial phrasal verb". What I am wondering is whether "shine on" in "shine on X" is always an transitive prepositional verbs like "look

Well, I'd call it a "prepositional verb", rather than a "phrasal verb", as the particle can't follow the object. 1. The sun shone. 2. The sun shone on my face. In #1, "shone" denotes the action of the sun. But in #2, "shone on" denotes a

Hello Hela Sorry, I've only just seen your thread: 1. I would take "shine on" as a prepositional verb, and "us" as the prepositional object. But other parsers will disagree... 2. I wonder whether we could take "a perfect game" as a