Timeline for Does the "Simple predicate" include parts of phrasal verbs?
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| Mar 11, 2019 at 6:06 | vote | accept | learner | ||
| Oct 12, 2016 at 20:52 | history | edited | P. E. Dant Reinstate Monica | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Oct 12, 2016 at 4:37 | history | edited | P. E. Dant Reinstate Monica | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Oct 11, 2016 at 23:18 | comment | added | P. E. Dant Reinstate Monica | @learner It's such a basic question that Swan and CGEL don't seem to address it, at least as far as I can tell. Hopefully my answer below sounds authoritative enough to use as your source. | |
| Oct 11, 2016 at 21:20 | comment | added | Peter | @learner I have changed it back, apologies, I misunderstood your intent. | |
| Oct 11, 2016 at 21:19 | history | edited | Peter | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Oct 11, 2016 at 19:53 | answer | added | P. E. Dant Reinstate Monica | timeline score: 1 | |
| Oct 11, 2016 at 19:22 | comment | added | learner | @Peter ( grammar : an adverb or preposition that when combined with a verb creates a phrasal verb ▪The phrasal verb “look up” consists of the verb “look” and the adverbial particle “up.”) Merriam Webster. So I wonder why the change from particle into prepositions? | |
| Oct 11, 2016 at 16:43 | history | edited | Peter | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Oct 11, 2016 at 16:18 | comment | added | learner | @P.E.Dant Is there any source I could refer to? I'm thinking of the Cambridge grammar of the english language by Pullum and Huddleston but I do not have a copy. I'll check Google books if they have a searchable copy. | |
| Oct 11, 2016 at 3:47 | comment | added | P. E. Dant Reinstate Monica | The simple predicate is the verb itself. | |
| Oct 11, 2016 at 3:24 | history | asked | learner | CC BY-SA 3.0 |