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sevcan3545
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ı want to ask somethings. we can say "take your shoes off" but we cant say Look her grandfather after.why can �t we use this sturcture? I have to say look after her grandmother. |
21 Feb 2009
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HARIM
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Hi Sevcan,
In the first sentence,"your shoes" is the object of the verb "take"
In the second sentence,"her grandmother" is the object of the preposition "after"
What do other teachers think?
Nice day to all of you! |
21 Feb 2009
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sevcan3545
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thanks for your reply. have a nıce day too. |
21 Feb 2009
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nghiemvo
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Dear sevcan,
They are phrasal verbs and there are two kinds: one we can seperate the verb and its particle (such as take off), the other can �t be seperated (look after).
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21 Feb 2009
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sevcan3545
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how can ı catogireze them?for example clear up. clear it up or cealr up it? |
21 Feb 2009
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Apryll12
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No! when the object is a pronoun (him / her / it / them, etc) it always goes between the verb and the particle
For example, you can say: take off your shoes or take your shoes off -- both are correct
BUT take them off and NOT take off them*
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21 Feb 2009
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freddie
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I certainly agree with nghiemvo. When phrasal verbs take objects, some can be separated and others cannot.
Separable - take off, pick up, boot up
We picked Mom up from work last night.
I can boot up the computer or boot the computer up.
Inseparable - put up with
We put up with him for as long as we could. |
21 Feb 2009
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Apryll12
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by the way, you can check whether a phrasal verb is separable ot not in a dictionary: e.g. take sth off -- it is separable, look after sth/sb -- non-separable
and a little help :) phrasal verbs with more than one particles/prepositions are always inseparable! e.g. run out of, look forward to, put up with, etc there are many more....
Have a nice day.
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21 Feb 2009
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sevcan3545
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thanks for your all replies. have a nice day :)) |
21 Feb 2009
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Tere-arg
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Hi antigone
Some phrasal verbs are separable; others aren�t.
How to know? Just by studying them in use.
Take off your shoes/Take your shoes off/Take them off.
When they are separable and the object is a pronoun, it must be placed immediately after the verb:
so you say take them off NOT take off them
Not all phrasals take an object.
There are even some which may take an object or not, depending on their meaning:
take off as remove is a transitive phrasal verb so it needs an object
Take off your coat.
take off as raise from land is intransitive: no object is needed.
The plane took off on time
Hope it helps
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21 Feb 2009
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