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I think there are a couple way to look at this. One is the use of the word 'thereof' and what it means. It is defined as such: thereof -adverb: of or concerning this, that or it When the word 'thereof' is used it gets its meaning entirely from the word to which it...

Hela wrote: Dear teachers, Are the following particles adverbs or prepositions ? Lay OFF take OFF Give BACK walk OUT run OUT hurry OUT walk AWAY run AWAY hurry AWAY The visitor HANG UP his coat. UP = preposition? She TOOK DOWN her hat...

Hela wrote: Dear teachers, Are the following particles adverbs or prepositions ? The visitor HANG UP his coat. UP = preposition? She TOOK DOWN her hat from the peg. DOWN = preposition? He paid off his debts. Can we say “he paid his debts off”? You won't get off that...

Dear teachers, Are the following particles adverbs or prepositions ? Lay OFF take OFF Give BACK walk OUT run OUT hurry OUT walk AWAY run AWAY hurry AWAY The visitor HANG UP his coat. UP = preposition? She TOOK DOWN her hat from the peg. DOWN =...

Alienvoord, I appreciate you're constructive criticism. Allow me to rebute: 1) Comprehensible, yes. But many expressions are comprehensible even without being gramatically sound. The nuances I try to reveal in this post are to help you write better gramatically, not to sound or to write...

There are several rules governing the use of commas, but there is also a lot freedom. Webster's Third New International Dictionary begins their article on commas with: Of all the marks of punctuation the comma offers the most difficulty in use and the widest range for individual choice. Though...

Phrasal Verbs, A New Approach To Learning “I don’t understand” he said, “I just don’t understand”. These words from a student in early 2003 set me off on a quest to resolve a problem that has for centuries defeated teacher and student alike. My student, José García Bes, like millions...

Phrasal verbs have been one of the most difficult areas of English to both teach and learn, and for the intermediate and advanced student a source of a feeling of inadequacy when they are proficient in grammar and vocabulary. The dedicated student, who has mastered the seemingly endless...

Hello Anon I'm a mere English learner from Japan and my role here is rather an asker than an answerer. But if you don't mind, I'd like you to read my ideas about your question. I take "school" in "go to school" or "church" in "go to church" as an uncountable noun. As you suggested, "school"...

CalifJim wrote: My thoughts. I don't think it matters whether the combination of verb and particle has a literal meaning or an idiomatic meaning. If it operates as a unit, and the particle is not used as a preposition, then it's a phrasal verb. I know that some definitions insist that some...