Asked by rfvv
1. Keep off the grass.
2. keep the grass off.
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What is the part of speech of 'off' Is 'off' an adverb or a preposition?
Can we use #2?
2. keep the grass off.
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What is the part of speech of 'off' Is 'off' an adverb or a preposition?
Can we use #2?
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"keep off" is one of those phrasal verbs that you don't separate. "Off" is normally a preposition.
http://guidetogrammar.org/grammar/verbs.htm#phrasal
1 is correct; 2 is incorrect.
http://guidetogrammar.org/grammar/verbs.htm#phrasal
1 is correct; 2 is incorrect.
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