In Adjuncts^x, Phrasal verbs^x

1. An isolated phrase, like "for a head of lettuce", is neither a complement nor an adjunct. You must show it in a sentence. In one sentence it may be an adjunct; whereas in another sentence it may be a complement.2. I don't know what method your teacher is using, but...

Do you think that Mr P's utterance below is one that states an opinion or is it one of simply giving information? <English doesn't spread because of the irresistible charm of phrasal verbs and Cockney rhyming slang. It spreads because it's the adjunct of certain political and economic...

Milky wrote: In some contexts, the spread of English marginalises the status of local and regional languages and potentially undermines or erodes local cultural values. Do you agree with that statement? English doesn't spread because of the irresistible charm of phrasal verbs and Cockney...

I guess if you don't know the verb at all, you're stuck, Lana. There are no prescriptive rules, only guidelines. Greenbaum & Quirk list five differences: (1) The particle of a prepositional verb must precede the object, but the particle of a phrasal verb can either precede or follow the...

Hi again, Lupa. You don't seem to have any problems with it! You got it right. You're right that in a), "turn on" is a transitive phrasal verb; the adverbial particle "belongs" to the verb, so to speak. In b), on the other hand, you have an intransitive verb followed by a prepositional phrase...