Need help with some questions!

Confused Again — Fri, 11 Nov 2005 17:58:48 GMT

I need a few of the regulars out there to help me out again, could you please check what I've answered so far and tell me if I'm right? If I'm wrong please simply point me in the right direction and I'll try again.

Unfortunately questions B and C have stumped me, so I'd be grateful if anyone could direct me to a grammar point which I can look up in a book.

Thanks for any help you can throw my way.

Why can you sayâ¦â¦..?

A 'a car' but not 'a water'?

Because 'a car' is a countable noun, whereas âwaterâ is an uncountable noun.

B 'I'm having a bath' but not 'I'm having long hair'?

C 'He raised the prices' but not 'he rose the prices'?

D 'I waited' but not 'I goed'?

Because 'wait' is a regular verb, whereas 'go' is an irregular verb.

E 'He looked the word up' but not 'he looked the chimney up'?

Both examples contain multiword verbs. The first example is known as a phrasal verb, the direct object ('the word') can go between the verb and the particle. The second example is known as a prepositional verb and the direct object (âthe chimneyâ) canât go between the verb and the particle.

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Need help with some questions!