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.1.-- I would guess that there are several ways to approach this; here's mine: I - Subject got - verb used - predicate adjectiveto - preposition your - possessive adjective being - gerund (object of preposition) here - noun complement 2. Is 'used to' a prepositional verb?-- No, it...

I got used to your being here. 1. How would this sentence be parsed? 2. Is 'used to' a prepositional verb? 3. How does 'here', which is an adverb, modify 'being', which is a gerund (noun)? 4. What if 'your' was replaced with 'you', would the obect...

what is the role (or roles) of the word "about"? Clearly, it's part of the prepositional verb "told about". But is it also (and simultaneously) considered to be a separate entity - a preposition?Given the sentence in isolation (i.e. outside this discussion), I'm sure we would call 'about the...

Thanks; that explanation was very informative.There is one point I'm still unclear about. In the sentence "I told her about the facts," what is the role (or roles) of the word "about"? Clearly, it's part of the prepositional verb "told about". But is it also (and simultaneously) considered to...

Tell about is one of the 'prepositional verbs', where the prepositional phrase is considered an alternative 'paraphrase' of the direct object .I told her (IO) the facts (DO)I told the facts (DO) to her (prepositional complement)I told her (IO) about the facts (prepostional complement)I understand...

I checked the first couple of pages of Google hits for "mention about" and "discuss about" and most of them are totally wrong. Apparently it is a common mistake. However, note that you will get hits on these combinations which are correct because mention (or discuss) goes in one phrase or...

If I won't shoot at any soldier, I won't kill any soldiers.Just my point. In both cases I would use the plural because both are complements, not adjuncts. That's why I said complement rather than object. shoot at is a prepositional verb with complement soldier. (I think you meant If I...

all the way home is an adverbial phrase indicating during/along the entire trip/path/way to their home. It is a curious mix of adverb of place (path, actually) and adverb of time (period, actually). Individually, all is an adverb of degree (how much of the way?), the way is an article and noun...

What you call a "phrasal verb with a preposition" doesn't seem correct. A verb-plus-preposition structure like expand on is usually called a prepositional verb. Only a verb-plus-adverb structure like catch on is usually called a phrasal verb. These are the terms I'll use below. In...

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...