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Actually, I do classify some infinitive phrases that follow the verbs "seem" and "appear" as subject complements. I'm not totally comfortable with that view, so I like to consider other options. Also, I'm not fluent in Chinese, but I think that there is an important...

I think your question will be better answered if you can give us some examples in context so that we have a sense of what you don't understand. From reading your question, I have no idea. Phrasel verbs, prepositions and idioms are completely different animal from each other. Based on my...

Hello Hela What Mr P and I agreed each other were:1. "First violin in the orchestra of the ROH" is a noun phrase. That is, "in the orchestra of the ROH" is not an adverbial. It modifies "first violin" from backward.2. "Shone on us" can be interpreted in both ways: "shone on" (transitive phrasal...

Uhm, I think "Max cleaned it up" is correct. The question here is where we put the object. Am I right?! If a transitive phrasal verb ends with an adverb, we have 3 possibilities! 1. If the object is a noun phrase, you can put it ever before or after the adverb.Example: "Max cleaned up the garden"...

Dear teachers, Would you please help me to solve this problem? Example 1: I have been looking for you everywhere. "Parsing" = sentence analysis (correct use ?) Form + Function : I = Noun Phrase = subject have been looking = Verb Phrase = transitive verb for you = Prepositional Phrase you = object...

Hello K.O. That looks good - here's a little more detail: Clause 1 We - subject were spared - passive voice, past tense the storm's fury - noun phrase, object (the storm's - possessive; fury - direct object) Clause 2 but - coordinating conjunction now - adverb are having - modal verb,...

My point was that "looked after" is a prepositional verb, not a phrasal verb as was suggested in the thread. I've been trying to understand the difference. It seems that many people are not aware that there is one. My error, I misunderstood. I know prepositional verbs as inseperable phrasal...

'Leonora promoted training, besides fighting for wages' -- right, because 'fighting' has been subordinated. I concur with that. So I think they should bracket 'fought' together with 'besides'. Leonora ( S) fought (V) (NONFINITE CLAUSE as O) We can probably deal with 'fought/fought for'...

Oof! This is a tough one for me, Jeff. You are right, 'besides' is wrong, but I cannot pinpoint a rule or reason. 'Leonora promoted training besides fought for wages' -- wrong 'Leonora promoted training and fought for wages'-- grammatically right but the meaning is changed; the meaning should...