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move in + to

Anonymous — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 08:38:50 GMT

Teachers, I know the phrasal verb "move in" means to begin to occupy a residence". The problem is when it is used with the preposition "to",
Here's the example:

With all the tests I went through this past week I feel like I've moved in to the hospital.

I get the idea of the sentence, but I keep thinking it would be also correct if "to" was dropped, like this: I feel like I've moved in the hospital.

I would appreciate any help. Thanks so much!

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: tide

Taka — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 03:15:08 GMT

CalifJim
Taka
Why not 'It swept me in the tide'?
sweep in is a phrasal verb.Â In the case at hand, "to sweep something into the interior of something else", namely, the lift.Â So "It swept me in the tide" would be "It swept me into the lift the tide"!Â There's no preposition before tide to show how it relates to the rest of the sentence.Â And if you take the verb as the non-phrasal sweep, then you have in as a preposition before tide, but lose the idea of into the lift.
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Taka
What does the 'on' imply here?
by means of, supported by, conveyed by.Â See www.m-w.com, the second definition of on.Â One can ride on the tide somewhat like riding on a bus (metaphorically).
Compare:
A cloud of dust blew in on a gust of wind.
A pleasant aroma wafted in on the evening breeze.
CJÂ

A-HA! I thought his habit of following people eventually led him into the flow of the people. But actually, the message here is that he followed the crowd, and then he was led to (swept in) the lift, being in the flow of the people (on the tide).

Did I get it right now?Â

Re: tide

CalifJim — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 22:31:55 GMT

Taka
Why not 'It swept me in the tide'?

sweep in is a phrasal verb. In the case at hand, "to sweep something into the interior of something else", namely, the lift. So "It swept me in the tide" would be "It swept me into the lift the tide"! There's no preposition before tide to show how it relates to the rest of the sentence. And if you take the verb as the non-phrasal sweep, then you have in as a preposition before tide, but lose the idea of into the lift.

Taka
What does the 'on' imply here?

by means of, supported by, conveyed by. See www.m-w.com, the second definition of on. One can ride on the tide somewhat like riding on a bus (metaphorically).

Compare:

A cloud of dust blew in on a gust of wind.

A pleasant aroma wafted in on the evening breeze.

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

To call out on/ To tide over

EyeSeeYou — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 18:37:15 GMT

Call someone out on something: I've seen many people use this phrasal verb which I can't find in the dictionary. What's the exact meaning? I'd bet it means something like pointing out somebody's mistakes. Not sure, though.

Tide over: I used to know another phrasal verb with the preposition OVER meaning the same thintg as 'to tide over' as in this example: "Those sweets will tide the children over until we get home".

To keep over, perhaps? Anyone has a clue?

Thanks for your time.

Re: fork over a little more than a dollar

New2grammar — Fri, 23 May 2008 18:27:18 GMT

Thanks, Yankee.

2a . I didn't know the over was part of the phrasal verb fork over. I've always used "fork out". Is there any difference between the two prepositions?

2b. I know it creates a subtle difference with the word 'few' but not little. Are we talking about the same difference?

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?

Re: which vs of which

CalifJim — Wed, 21 May 2008 01:47:44 GMT

which, of which, among which, to which, about which, for which, ...

Combine The car is big with the following:

The car is blue. > The car which is blue is big. [no preposition before the car]

The car is parked there. > The car which is parked there is big. [no preposition before the car]

I bought the car. > The car which I bought is big. [no preposition before the car]

Helen likes the car. > The car which Helen likes is big. [no preposition before the car]

The workmen repaired the car in two hours. > The car which the workmen repaired in two hours is big. [no preposition before the car]

The strongman picked up the car. > The car which the strongman picked up is big. [no preposition before the car -- pick up is a phrasal verb]

The Smiths auctioned off the car. > The car which the Smiths auctioned off is big. [no preposition before the car -- auction off is a phrasal verb]

Jerry is talking about the car. > The car about which Jerry is talking is big.

I paid $10,000 for the car. > The for which I paid $10,000 is big.

The new puppy is afaid of the car. > The car of which the new puppy is afraid is big.

Robert traveled to Chicago in the car. > The car in which Robert traveled to Chicago is big.

A breeze is blowing through the car. > The car through which a breeze is blowing is big.

I hit a tree with the car. > The car with which I hit a tree is big.

A truck is headed toward the car. > The car toward which a truck is headed is big.

The children danced around the car. > The car around which the children danced is big.

Karen knows the owner of the car. > The car of which Karen knows the owner is big.

Albert lost the key to the car. > The car to which Albert lost the key is big.

Marty had trouble with the car. > The car with which Marty had trouble is big.

Lucy set a book on the car. > The car on which Lucy set a book is big.

There's not enough gas in the car. > The car in which there's not enough gas is big.

A stranger walked up to the car. > The car up to which a stranger walked is big. [up to - a compound preposition]

The stranger ran away from the car. > The car from which the stranger ran away is big. [run away - a phrasal verb]

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Note that these sentences are for pattern practice only. They are not particularly useful in conversations or in written essays!