Word order for a split verb
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If I have a split verb, such as "pick up" and I am a addressing a third person, I can say either:
I will pick Fred up at 11am.
Or:
I will pick up Fred at 11am.
For the second person, we have:
I will pick you up at 11am.
But it sounds wrong if I say:
I will pick up you at 11am.
What is my missing understanding here?
verbs word-order third-person phrasal-verb-split
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If I have a split verb, such as "pick up" and I am a addressing a third person, I can say either:
I will pick Fred up at 11am.
Or:
I will pick up Fred at 11am.
For the second person, we have:
I will pick you up at 11am.
But it sounds wrong if I say:
I will pick up you at 11am.
What is my missing understanding here?
verbs word-order third-person phrasal-verb-split
asked 17 mins ago
Stewart
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It's called splitting of phrasal verbs. See: "Is there any rule about splitting phrasal verbs?" english.stackexchange.com/q/77472/14666
– Kris
1 min ago
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If I have a split verb, such as "pick up" and I am a addressing a third person, I can say either:
I will pick Fred up at 11am.
Or:
I will pick up Fred at 11am.
For the second person, we have:
I will pick you up at 11am.
But it sounds wrong if I say:
I will pick up you at 11am.
What is my missing understanding here?
verbs word-order third-person phrasal-verb-split
asked 17 mins ago
Stewart
7001514
If I have a split verb, such as "pick up" and I am a addressing a third person, I can say either:
I will pick Fred up at 11am.
Or:
I will pick up Fred at 11am.
For the second person, we have:
I will pick you up at 11am.
But it sounds wrong if I say:
I will pick up you at 11am.
What is my missing understanding here?
verbs word-order third-person phrasal-verb-split
verbs word-order third-person phrasal-verb-split
asked 17 mins ago
Stewart
7001514
asked 17 mins ago
Stewart
7001514
asked 17 mins ago
Stewart
7001514
asked 17 mins ago
Stewart
7001514
asked 17 mins ago
Stewart
7001514
7001514
It's called splitting of phrasal verbs. See: "Is there any rule about splitting phrasal verbs?" english.stackexchange.com/q/77472/14666
– Kris
1 min ago
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It's called splitting of phrasal verbs. See: "Is there any rule about splitting phrasal verbs?" english.stackexchange.com/q/77472/14666
– Kris
1 min ago
It's called splitting of phrasal verbs. See: "Is there any rule about splitting phrasal verbs?" english.stackexchange.com/q/77472/14666
– Kris
1 min ago
It's called splitting of phrasal verbs. See: "Is there any rule about splitting phrasal verbs?" english.stackexchange.com/q/77472/14666
– Kris
1 min ago
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It's called splitting of phrasal verbs. See: "Is there any rule about splitting phrasal verbs?" english.stackexchange.com/q/77472/14666
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