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Phrasal Verbs Decoded The Duckworth –García Bes hypothesis of the origins and logic of English phrasal verbs. We hypothesise that English phrasal verbs developed as a “lingua franca” during the 100Year’s War 1337-1453 when England in its first display of national unity invaded France. The question a...

To Metal 56, quote, ”need help?”. No , I needed some sleep. To Juan Two Three, quote, “The "on" of "you're having me on, Kevin" is not an adverb? Gosh, I had no idea. Silly me. Still, I expect I'm not the only one feeling a bit silly: Yes Juan Two Three, you should feel silly. The on is a particle. ...

In answer to your question, there are many words that that can be mistaken for preposition and adverbs which appear in the formation of phrasal verbs. They are not however prepositions, not adverbs, but should be regarded as particles. The confusion lies in the fact that they are better known in the...

My dear Steven,
Yes I'm afraid you do have to wait with bated breath, but like Harry Potter, there is magic coming.
"Patience is the companion of wisdom" ...Saint Augustine

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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Our analysis on the origins and the logic behind phrasal verbs is in the final stages and we shall be publishing in the very near future, any comments are welcome and you may contact me or my colleague at the following ...

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 either ...

At explained The particle at appears to be the goal or objective of opportunists who attempt to take advantage whenever possible. Some verbs show an endeavour to do something by the subject but we do not know if the attempt was successful or the goal was attained. The objects of some verbs are close...

I certainly know what it is like to think in an empty stomach after a night on the booze, and I suspect we are distantly related. The point is, there is no definitive body such as the Real Academia Española for example, to say what constitutes a phrasal verb. The Cambridge advanced Learner's Diction...

The number of particles used to make phrasal verbs that we have identified is 41, the others that you mention such as ashore, alongside etc., are not used to make phrasal verbs. Check them out.

Phrasal verbs have been one of the most difficult areas of English to both teach and learn, and for the intermediate and advanced student a source of a feeling of inadequacy when they are proficient in grammar and vocabulary. The dedicated student, who has mastered the seemingly endless list of irre...