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  2. English phrasal verbs - Wikipedia

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    Particle verbs (phrasal verbs in the strict sense) are two-word verbs composed of a simple verb and a particle extension that modifies its meaning. The particle is thus integrally collocated with the verb. In older grammars, the particle was usually analyzed as an adverb. [8] [9] a. Kids grow up so fast these days b. You shouldn't give in so ...

  3. List of phrasal verbs - Wikipedia

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    Start the List of phrasal verbs article, using the Article Wizard if you wish, or add a request for it; but please remember that Wikipedia is not a dictionary. wiktionary:Category:English phrasal verbs

  4. English compound - Wikipedia

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    "verb phrase"/"verbal phrase"—Headed by a verb, many verbal phrases are multi-word but some are one-word: a verb (which could be a compound verb). "phrasal verb"—A sub-type of verb phrase, which has a Grammatical particle before or after the verb, often having a more or less idiomatic meaning.

  5. Collocation - Wikipedia

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    Corpus linguists specify a key word in context and identify the words immediately surrounding them, to illustrate the way words are used in practice. The processing of collocations involves a number of parameters, the most important of which is the measure of association , which evaluates whether the co-occurrence is purely by chance or ...

  6. English clause syntax - Wikipedia

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    Many English verbs are used together with a particle (such as in or away) and with preposition phrases in constructions that are commonly referred to as "phrasal verbs". These complements often modify the meaning of the verb in an unpredictable way, and a verb-particle combination such as give up can be considered a single lexical item.

  7. Category:English verbs - Wikipedia

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    Category: English verbs. 4 languages. ... English phrasal verbs; U. Uses of English verb forms This page was last edited on 25 September 2021, at 23:38 ...

  8. Tmesis - Wikipedia

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    English employs a large number of phrasal verbs, consisting of a core verb and a particle. A phrasal verb is written as two words that are analyzed semantically as a unit, but the unit may be separable under certain circumstances. For example, regarding a phrasal verb that has a transitive sense: Turn off the light OR Turn the light off ...

  9. Phrasal verbs - Wikipedia

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