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Re: Determining parts of speech...

CalifJim — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 20:30:03 GMT

meemski
predicate adjectives

This is a function, not a part of speech. That is, there is no such thing as a part of speech called a "predicate adjective".

Most of your examples are nouns functioning as adjectives within a compound noun structure. If you need to know these for a class, check with the teacher or your textbook to find out whether, in the grammar system you're using in class, these should be considered nouns or adjectives. (Different textbooks classify these differently.)

The exceptions are water, which is a plain old noun, and back, which is an adverb. Some grammarians might interpret to be back as a phrasal verb, however. Some of these would call back a (phrasal verb) "particle"; others, an adverb.

Re: Flash On ....

CalifJim — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 04:09:44 GMT

Preposition:

I just flashed on (had a sudden mental image of) my first day at the college.

Adverb (phrasal verb particle):

I just flashed on (turned on a slide projector that showed) my first day at the college.

_______

Statistically, the second meaning is much less likely, in my opinion. It depends on context.

Re: Grammar practice: adverbs

CalifJim — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 18:00:59 GMT

Raen
Why couldn't you blow out your candles?

(A: why/n't/out modify the verb could blow) My question: is it a fact that "why" and "not" are adverbs? Is that what you're taught?

Yes. why and not sentential adverbs as discussed above. As above, out is a phrasal verb particle.

Re: Grammar practice: adverbs

CalifJim — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 17:58:13 GMT

Raen
The stranded hiker quietly gave up the chance of rescue.

(A: quietly/up modify the verb gave) My question: does "up" modify "give", isn't "gave up" regarded as a compound verb and it means "to forfiet, ...ect."? If "up" is an adverb to "give", one can say "down" could be an adverb to "give" too. But have anyone heard of or used "to give down"?

give up is a phrasal verb, yes. I would not call up in give up a modifier. I am not familiar with a verb give down. "Adverb" is a sort of catch-all category and some grammarians call the phrasal verb particles like up and down adverbs.

Re: prepositions after verbs

Anonymous — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 20:26:22 GMT

Thank you very much CalifJim. That is what I was interested in. So, when there is no general rule, how can I learn these phrasal verbs? Do I have to learn every combinations of verbs and adverbial particles? Isn't there any simplification? It is quite difficult for me to learn those phrasal verbs.

Re: prepositions after verbs

CalifJim — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 16:11:22 GMT

Anonymous
Is there any general rule for prepositions after verbs?

You are referring, of course, to those adverbial particles that create phrasal verbs. No. There is no general rule. The most common are in, out, on, off, up, down, away, and back. Some of these have more than one core meaning. For example up can suggest wakefulness: I woke up. I am up for the day. But it can also suggest verticality: I stood up. I am up on my feet. Sometimes they modify the preceding verb with a very literal meaning of the particle. (Put the cat out.) More frequently the meaning has to be taken figuratively. (Put the candle out.) Often the phrasal verb is so fixed into an idiom by usage that the original meaning of the components is no clue at all to the meaning of the combination. (I hope I'm not putting you out with this request.)

Re: Grammar rules - check for correctness - a kind teacher please :)

Angle1 — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 19:47:46 GMT

Well OK? I will write it down and send it soon

Could you please help me with some verbs ?
There are some verbs, which have the same preposition and particle. I have no problem to find a phrasal meaning, but I cannot find verbs which combine these two possibilities.

I need some examples for these verbs : drive, read, fall, care, stand - I wrote down a nice list of phrasal verbs - but .... I canÂ´t find prepositional using. Could you please give me some examples?

for example:

stand for - prepositional : true NewtonÂ´s laws on mechanics stood for over two hundred years
phrasal : to defend Stand for yourself and what you believe in.

something like this: http://www.eflnet.com/pverbs/phrasalverbs.php

but I am looking for examples and I cannot find any ..

could you please give me some expamples fromt the verbs mentioned above?

THX for help

CASE?

Anonymous — Fri, 23 May 2008 01:55:05 GMT

Hi,

In the book named "Longman English Grammar" by L. G. Alexander in the section 8 named "Prepositions, Adverb particles, and Phrasal verbs," I saw this sentence. What does 'case' mean to you?

English uses more prepositions than most other European languages, partly because 'case' [>1.1] is no longer expressed by noun endings.

Also, what does 'adverb particle' mean?

what does frantic efforts means?

Nithila — Tue, 13 May 2008 12:11:31 GMT

i have read one article from the BBC news web site.

Troops have arrived in Wenchuan county at the epicentre, which was largely cut off by the quake - but heavy rain is hampering rescue operations.

Elsewhere in Sichuan province, frantic efforts are being made to reach thousands of people under the rubble.

here , what does frantic efforts means? is it phrasal verb?

please help me , i 'm very begineer for english language..

Re: On to vs. onto

CalifJim — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 01:58:24 GMT

You've got a phrasal verb pass on here, and the particle at the end of a phrasal verb can't be combined with another word, so you can't use onto. on to is what you need.

Compare:

Pass your papers in to the teacher. (to pass in)

It took a while, but Charlie finally caught on to the joke. (to catch on)

Here's the news of the day. Pass it on to the others. (to pass on)

The teacher couldn't get the students turned on to poetry. (to turn on)

After a hectic day, they settled in to a good night's sleep. (to settle in)