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What is the difference between a phrasal verb, a prepositional verb and a phrasal prepositional verb? [closed]
My pupils find it hard to find out if a verb is a phrasal verb, a prepositional verb or a phrasal prepositional verb.
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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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When can we change the order of the particle and the verb in a phrasal verb?
My textbook says this:
Be careful with word order when using phrasal verbs. The
verb and particle cannot be separated:
when it is a three-part phrasal verb
I caught up with Jack further ...
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