By Word order, Phrasal verbs

Teo wrote:1. Turn your student book to the pronunciation guide on page 4. 2. Turn in your student book to the pronunciation guide on page 4. Which of the above sentences is acceptable?I also think both sentences are OK. To lessen the possibility of misunderstanding turn as the phrasal verb...

Sorry my French isn't good enough to check your answers thoroughly, but I would say - watch out for the word order in your first two sentences. References to time are usually either at the end or beginning of sentences or phrases, e.g. 1. I came across Brandon at the cinema yesterday. 2. Let's...

They set a riot off seems acceptable, even though our preference seems to be for They set off a riot. (Note the article.) Here it is the selectional criteria that may be interfering. Substitute bomb for riot, and both They set off a bomb and They set a bomb off are fine, neither seeming to be...

They set a riot off seems acceptable, even though our preference seems to be for They set off a riot. (Note the article.) Here it is the selectional criteria that may be interfering. Substitute bomb for riot, and both They set off a bomb and They set a bomb off are fine, neither seeming to be...

The various forms of phrasal verbs Phrasal verbs can be transitive or intransitive, separable or inseparable. The object or accusative can in the cases of separable phrasal verbs be placed before or after the particle. With inseparable phrases, the object/accusative is fixed and its position...

rvw, you're right. The other day I saw get to as a phrasal verb as well. The problem was the context in which the sentence was in. Although it was an exercise on word order, it asked for verb + object. It didn't make sense. Speaking English as a second language, I can't rely completly on what...

"to hem in" is the phrasal verb. "in" is the adverbial particle that completes the phrasal verb. It is not used in the typical way a preposition is used, no. "hemmed in the glacier on both sides" is another correct word order, yes. ______ CJ

My guesses: (1) 'Queen' is the fifth noun, acting as an adjective; 'guests' is subject of the dependent clause. (2) Subject preceding verb is normal word order in an affirmative statement. (3) 'Answers' is the head-- it is modified by the other words. (4) In ( a ) 'book' is the direct...