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• She may still have been being operated on<br />

EXERCISES<br />

Draw phase markers <strong>of</strong> the following phrases<br />

Prepositional Phrases<br />

1. The function <strong>of</strong> prepositions<br />

2. The semantics <strong>of</strong> prepositions<br />

• Purpose<br />

• Direction<br />

• Time<br />

• Stimulus<br />

• Possession<br />

• Accompaniment<br />

3. The syntactic function <strong>of</strong> prepositions, oblique case.<br />

4. The structure <strong>of</strong> PPs<br />

5. Prepositions and particles, the difference between prepositional and<br />

phrasal verbs Tests:<br />

• movement<br />

• question formation<br />

• relative formation<br />

• adverb placement<br />

6. Phrasal-prepositional verbs<br />

• Very fond <strong>of</strong> Mary in some ways<br />

• Extremely keen on fishing<br />

Test whether the following constructions are phrasal or prepositional<br />

verbs<br />

• Blow up<br />

• Bring up<br />

• Come across<br />

• Call up<br />

• Call on<br />

Adjectival and adverbial phrases<br />

1. The structure<br />

2. Complements and adjuncts<br />

3. Intensifiers<br />

4. Types <strong>of</strong> adverbial phrases

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