I know "idiom" means "a group of words having unique meaning compared to the meaning of individual word in the group". Similarly, "phrasal verb" which is a combination of "verb + adverb or preposition or

Hello everyone, Would anyone mind having a read through my answers below to see if i'm on the right tracks? I'm looking at the meaning/function and form of the sentence/underlined words! With many thanks!! Fiona is very

Vincent Teo, She drove home happily is perfectly acceptable. * She drove to home happily is abnormal - home is both point in place and direction adverb, so the preposition makes the phrase grammatically redundant. She drove back home happily is

An Idiom is a group of words whose meaning is different from the meaning of the individual words. For example  Anyone in her shoes would have done the same thing. In somebody's shoes means in somebody's situation While phrasal verbs are a

What did I run up? A huge telephone bill/ But you didn't literally run UP it, did you? You're probably much larger physically than the telephone bill, however large the amount of money you owe is. I'm just teasing you. The reason

No, the particle has an independent existence, Doll. 'Shut' is verb, 'shut up' is phrasal verb (i.e. verb + adverb).

Use the search box to find the many threads on this subject. You can start here. Re: Differ between a preposition and an adverb in a phrasal verb. . CJ

Thanks! Some verbs seem to be halfway between phrasal verbs and normal verbs followed by a normal adverb. I guess it's those kinds of verbs that sometimes confuse me. Put something in the box is not a phrasal verb though, so expect this to

I have been following (or trying to follow) that rule of thumb that says "don't put an adverb between the verb and the object" Good work! Keep it up! decision to take into account fires That was just written by a stupid headline

1) I looked at the magazine. What did you look at? Answer: the magazine. Magazine is the direct object of the phrasal verb "look at" Compare with this sentence: 2) I looked up at my father. What did you look at? (the direct object) Does