Hey pwips! Now that Olivia has gone over regular prepositional phrases, let’s talk about those pesky phrasal verbs.<\/p>\n
Criteria for a Phrasal Verb<\/strong><\/p>\n As we discussed in class, the best way to test if a verb is phrasal is to move it around the noun phrase.<\/p>\n We blew up the tree ——->\u00a0<\/em>We blew the tree up<\/em><\/p>\n If the preposition can be moved around the noun phrase, it is phrasal. If the preposition cannot be moved, then it is an ordinary prepositional phrase with a Prep and an NP\/PrepComp.<\/p>\n Why is it important to know if a preposition is phrasal or not?<\/strong><\/p>\n A phrasal preposition is diagrammed differently from a regular prepositional phrase.\u00a0A phrasal preposition does not have a PrepComp.\u00a0<\/strong>This means that any NP after a phrasal preposition is not a part of the PrepPhr, and will most likely be a DO.<\/p>\n A PrepPhr with a phrasal preposition will only be composed of that preposition. The nodes will go as follows:<\/p>\n PredPhr-> PrepPhr -> Prep<\/p>\n The function of a phrasal preposition will often be AdvComp.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Hey pwips! Now that Olivia has gone over regular prepositional phrases, let’s talk about those pesky phrasal verbs. Criteria for a Phrasal Verb As we discussed in class, the best way to test if a verb is phrasal is to move it around the noun phrase. We blew up the tree ——->\u00a0We blew the tree … Continue reading English 362 Ch. 7: Prepositional Phrases – Phrasal Verbs<\/span>