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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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Why the expression "put on the socks" grammatically correct? [duplicate]
I know, this seems so natural, but what's the logic behind this?
Is there any difference between the above and....
Put the socks on
This one seems more right to me....cause I think it's an ...
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“... takes as input ...” vs “... takes input as ...”
Why did the author place "as" between the verb take and the preposition here?
Give an efficient algorithm that takes as input a desired accuracy ϵ > 0 and returns a simple cycle C for which r(C)≥ r*...
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