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[jays]

Is the following sentence correct? Shouldn't it be "She picked ours up"?
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She picked up ours.

[custo]

The correct sentence is "she picked ours up"...

When you use a phrasal verb in a sentence and you also have a compliment, that compliment has to go in between the verb and the preposition from the phrasal verb.

I hope I helped you.
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Custo

[redset]

Many phrasal verbs can actually be split, for example:

She picked the box up
She picked up the box

So in this case both of your sentences are fine.