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“Bring down X” vs. “bring X down” [duplicate]
I am unable to understand the difference between these two sentences:
I want him to bring down the opponents.
I want him to bring the opponents down.
Which is right and when should each ...
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“put X down to” vs. “put down X to”: subjects of verbs with two particles
I expect I would have to put down many coats to do the job. (SOURCE)
One factor to distinguish phrasal verbs from prepositional verbs is particle movement. Phrasal verbs can place the particle ...
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“Pick up something” or “pick something up”?
I have difficulties with word order:
I have picked up the pencil from the floor. [says my dictionary]
?I have picked the pencil up from the floor. [could be?]
?I will pick up it. [sounds ...
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“Plugging in X” vs. “plugging X in”
Does one say
Plugging in that value into the previous equation...
or
Plugging that value in the previous equation...
or something else?
