Verb Patterns (3)

H4. two- and three-part verbs:
a. Some verbs consist of two words: a verb and a particle (p). These verbs have a number of patterns: N + V + p (e.g. Peter came in.); N + V + p + N (e.g. He took out his diary.); N + V + N + p (e.g. He gave the money back.)
b. Some transitive two part verbs are phrasal verbs. They have two different patterns: N + V + N + p (e.g. She gave the money back) or N + V + p + N (e.g. She gave back the money). When the object is a pronoun these verbs always have the first pattern: N + V +N + p (e.g. She gave it back He knocked it over)
c. three parts (a verb and two particles). They have the pattern: N + V + p + p + N (e.g. His girl friend walked out on him.)

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Idiom 365

Best of Both Worlds: All the advantages from two different or opposed ways at the same time
Example: Works in the city and lives in the country is the best of both worlds.

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