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tblue37

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20. "To put up with" is a phrasal verb, and those are not prepositions, but the adverbial particles of

Reply to SCantiGOP (Reply #9)

Fri Oct 13, 2023, 10:32 PM

Oct 2023

the phrasal verb. Since they are actually part of the verb, they should not be separated from the verb or its other adverbial particles. In other words, adverbial particles are perfectly fine at the end of a sentence.

OTOH, it is often inappropriate to end a sentence with a proposition. In fact, in some situations it might even get you slapped.

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WTAF Chris Hayes: [View all] PCIntern Oct 2023 OP

probably misused it bigtree Oct 2023 #1

I will tell you frankly PCIntern Oct 2023 #3

he talks very fast bigtree Oct 2023 #10

Perfect description Justice Oct 2023 #12

... 2naSalit Oct 2023 #18

Yes I've seen him do exactly that, and I finally realized why he does it FakeNoose Oct 2023 #16

+1 betsuni Oct 2023 #28

I think it's "That is me," not "that is I." Earth-shine Oct 2023 #2

It's "That is I" DavidDvorkin Oct 2023 #4

English can be really annoying. I never even heard the term "predicate nominative." Earth-shine Oct 2023 #6

The verb "to be" does not take a direct object PCIntern Oct 2023 #7

Oh, you looked it up already DavidDvorkin Oct 2023 #23

Na. Na. Na. Google is my friend. But you are a meany, so we can't be friends. Earth-shine Oct 2023 #24

The subject complement of a linking verb sentence is properly in the nominative case. "I" is tblue37 Oct 2023 #5

If "to be" is a linking verb GreenWave Oct 2023 #8

"To be" is definitely a linking verb, and what follows it is not an object. Only transitive verbs tblue37 Oct 2023 #19

And ending a sentence with a preposition SCantiGOP Oct 2023 #9

"To put up with" is a phrasal verb, and those are not prepositions, but the adverbial particles of tblue37 Oct 2023 #20

Oh My God! SCantiGOP Oct 2023 #22

Ha!! Bucky Oct 2023 #27

He often makes verbal mistakes like this. madaboutharry Oct 2023 #11

"Infamous" is when you're MORE than famous... JoseBalow Oct 2023 #13

Agree. That was probably Hayes's intent: So fierce that it's become awesome. allegorical oracle Oct 2023 #31

I think it's a slip up that has its origins in the pro-Islamic propaganda. Beastly Boy Oct 2023 #14

Agreed PCIntern Oct 2023 #15

Agreed. It shows his framing, and it is beyond unfortunate. Maru Kitteh Oct 2023 #17

I think I've heard infamous used on occasion when it seemed yorkster Oct 2023 #21

You nailed it IMO Cheezoholic Oct 2023 #25

Thx. Well put. I generally find him to be quite good. yorkster Oct 2023 #30

Chris Hayes is infamous for making slips like this Bucky Oct 2023 #26

As do I. PCIntern Oct 2023 #29