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When can compound verbs be split? [duplicate]
Is it wrong to say:
He took the hat off.
when you could keep the compound verb “took off” together?
He took off the hat.
And is the rule changed at all by more words being placed in the phrase?
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Word order for a split verb [duplicate]
If I have a split verb, such as "pick up" and I am a addressing a third person, I can say either:
I will pick Fred up at 11am.
Or:
I will pick up Fred at 11am.
For the second person, we have:
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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 be ...
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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 before ...
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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?
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