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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!

Re: Fill-up or Fill-out

New2grammar — Sat, 10 May 2008 09:01:27 GMT

Thanks Nona! Does it soudn weird to you because fill UP is usually associated with containers? For example, fill up the bucket, fill up your glass, fill up your tank/car. I would like to know how native speakers interpret the preposition 'in' in this phrasal verb. Thanks in advanve

Edit

Tanit, thanks

My question to you: .Clive said something about 'odd case' and I can't relate that to the rest of his sentence. To me, odd is negative but later he said, both are OK! I detect contradiction :(

I have no problem with Fill in and that's what i hear and use a lot of times. I think I must have misheard out for up. A short sound like this is easily mistaken by me especially the speaker is talking like a bullet train.

Also, fill OUT has a sense of thoroughness that fill IN doesn't have. Am I right?

Re: rushing on my time?

Clive — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 04:55:40 GMT

Hi,

With the preposition ,I have come across on here,in here

'On here' sounds a bit odd to me,although by using a phrasal verb that includes 'on', you can say things like 'What is going on here?'

You can certainly say things like 'Please come in here'.

Are these correct? If so,why not at here? I usually answer such questions, particularly about prepositions, by saying 'Because that's how English works'.

I suppose, with a phrasal verb, you could say things like 'What do want me to look at here?'

Best wishes, Clive

Re: move to my next door

nona the brit — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 12:46:17 GMT

I agree with GG. Moved (in) next door to me.

I dont' agree that settle is an appropriate word here. We don't use settle to refer directly to moving house - it is more to do with moving area. If you moved from Number 2 to Number 4 Lilac Road, you wouldn't talk about having settled next door. You moved there.

settle (LIVE) Show phonetics
verb
1 [I usually + adverb or preposition] to go and live somewhere, especially permanently:
After they got married, they settled in Brighton.

Are you getting this confused with the phrasal verb 'settled in'

settle in phrasal verb
to become familiar with new surroundings, such as a new house, job or school, and to feel comfortable and happy there:
Once we've settled in, you must come round for dinner.

Re: phrasal verb

Mister Micawber — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 13:42:23 GMT

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No. A phrasal verb is a verb plus a preposition or adverb which creates a meaning different from the original verb.

Re: preposition+obj pronoun+?

Clive — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 03:26:03 GMT

Hi,

I know that many people use this type of sentence " I team up with a boy doing 5 subjects" (participle) And " I team up with a boy who does 5 subjects"(relative pronoun)

Yes. You can also say 'I team up with a boy who is doing 5 subjects.

But Can one say? : "I team up with a boy do 5 subjects" (???) No.

I believe the "doing" is participle because it's preceded by a noun and not directly after preposition. Think of 'doing 5 subjects' as a shortened form of 'who is doing 5 subjects'. I don't see that it has anything to do with prepositions.

Does this apply to all the sentences with preopositions in this type of context? What preposition are you talking about in your example? The only one I see is 'up', which just part of the phrasal verb 'team up' .

Best wishes, Clive