tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8004649849101357455.post7451750809943464078..comments2023-04-07T02:47:51.081-10:00Comments on Edit Hawai‘i: Phrasal VerbsPathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04525687436544097069noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8004649849101357455.post-23994347043184979162007-10-11T01:10:00.000-10:002007-10-11T01:10:00.000-10:00Ahh, it always makes sense when you put Yoda in th...Ahh, it always makes sense when you put Yoda in the picture, somehow. ;D Yoda and radioactive isotopes. And hey, I thought I just had pins and needles in my foot because I was sitting funny-kine on the chair. ;pceruleanjenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01658288288785000171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8004649849101357455.post-45298870197956479002007-10-11T00:47:00.000-10:002007-10-11T00:47:00.000-10:00It's funny, I was just thinking about doing a phra...It's funny, I was just thinking about doing a phrasal verbs post earlier in the week. But it's cool, I'm not mad. What, this? No, no, no, this isn't a voodoo doll, Jen. Hahaha, what an imagination you've got... =) Anyway, the easiest way for me to tell whether a phrasal verb is separable or not is just to break it up with a noun phrase. "Brush out," for example:<BR/><BR/>-Brush out your hair<BR/>-Brush your hair out<BR/><BR/>So that one's clearly separable. It still makes sense when split, and the particle ("out") doesn't turn into a preposition. On the other hand you've got something like "go without":<BR/><BR/>-Go without your hair<BR/>-Go your hair without<BR/><BR/>The first one sounds fine, but when we try to insert a noun phrase between the verb and the particle, we sound...well, stupid. So it's inseparable. Unless you're Yoda, maybe.Mitchell H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06685942836725570906noreply@blogger.com