In Regards^x, Prepositional verbs^x

coming of age is different. This thread was mostly concerned with the prepositional verb come of, where of goes with come. In come of age, the verb is just come. The of doesn't go with come. The of goes with age. of age means old enough, and to come of age means to become old enough. CJ

Hi Paco! I don't think "put up" has the same meaning as "put up with" = TOLERATE, in this sentence: " I have put my complaint up again, for to my foes my bill (= broad-bladed sword) I dare not show." I interpreat "put up" here as "I have refrained from complaining again, for to my foes my...

All prepositional verbs take prepositional objects. True. But what do we do with ambi-structural "looked after"? They looked (DO) What evidence is there that speakers don't parse "look after" as a unit and "the sheep" as its direct object? It seems all too neat 'n tidy to lump verbs of...