LIN204H5 Lecture Notes - Chart Attack, Phrasal Verb, Independent Clause
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The position before followed by the noun phrase ex: in the box, because of ian, regarding the house, since yesterday. It signals a relation between a noun phrase and another phrase like np, and adjp, or a vp. Many words that function as prepositions can function as adverbs as well. *prepositions are always followed by their object (an np) adverbs occur alone. Many phrasal verbs formed through the combination of a verb particle. Difference between prepositions and verb particles: meaning-the particle and the verb from a unit of meaning, while the preposition forms a unit of meaning with its object. Ex: mobility- if the phrasal verb takes an object (it is followed by an np), the particle can be moved to a position following the pronoun form of the object. *some verb particles are identical in form to adverbs. 2 ways to tell the difference between the two.
