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The object (noun or pronoun) always goes after the preposition (the verb and
preposition cant be separated):
The object (when it is a noun) can come before or after the adverb (the verb and
adverb can SOMETIMES be separated):
The object (when it is a pronoun) must go between the verb and the adverb:
They backed me up
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The object (when it is very long) is usually put after the adverb:
They put off the concert which had already been postponed twice.
In some cases the adverb always comes just after the verb (Boiling water gives off
steam); in other cases the adverb or adjective is always separated from the verb
(Although not completely satisfied, the committee let the report through)
5. When a phrasal verb consists of three parts (a verb, and adverb and a
preposition):
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The object (noun or pronoun) always goes after the phrasal verb (the three parts
cant be separated):
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Key:
1- 3 possibilities. (verb+ adv.+ object)
2- 3 possibilities. (verb+ adv.+ object)
3- 2 possibilities. (verb +prep+ object)
4- 2 possibilities. (verb+ adv. + preposition + object)
5- 3 possibilities. (verb+ adv.+ object)
6- 2 possibilities. (verb+ adv. + prep+ object)
7- 2 possibilities. (verb+ prep+ object)
8- 3 possibilities. (verb+ adv.+ object)
9- 2 possibilities. (verb+ prep+ object)
10- 3 possibilities. (verb+ adv.+ object)
11- 3 possibilities backed her up/ backed Donna up/ backed up Donna. (Verb +
adverb +object)
12- 3 possibilities. Called off the concert/ called the concert off/ called it off.
(Verb+ adverb +object)
13- 3 possibilities. Gave it in (Verb+ adverb+ object) = gave it to the teacher
14- 1 possibility. (no object-same combination different meaning) (Intransitive
verb + adverb +no object=surrender)
15- 3 possibilities. Picked it up/ picked up the book/ picked the book up. (verb+
adverb +object)
16- 1 possibility. (verb + adverb) A linking verb with a complement that refers to
the subject. The complement is an adverbial.
17- 2 possibilities Wanted to throw me out/ wanted to throw Peter out/ wanted to
throw out Peter. (verb + adverb+ complement)
18/19/20- 2 possibilities. (Verb + adverb+ preposition). The object always goes
after the preposition. The three parts cannot be separated.
21-24- 1 only one possibility (Verb + preposition) They always have an object.
The preposition cannot be separated from the verb.
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