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prepositions

is it correct using preposition (on) for the verb (tie)? when it is used with?
And do we use it when we want to use it for ( fastening to another thing)?
For example in this case:
" more and more travels; I tie on my sandals"

Best Answer

Please read http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phrasal_verb.

Transitive use of verbs do not require being coupled to the subject via a preposition.

  1. I killed the bug.
  2. I eat dinner.
  3. I am milking a cow.
  4. I stopped to tie my shoes.

Potentially transitive verbs could of course be used non-transitively.

  1. I am shooting the deer
    vs
    I am shooting at the deer
  2. She is eating her dog
    vs
    She is eating with her dog
  3. They like eating chopsticks
    vs
    They like eating with chopsticks


Do not mistake prepositional phrasal verbs with verb-preposition and verb-adverb phrases.

Words that are used as prepositions can also be used as adverbs. Do not mistake the prepositional use of a word with its adverbial use

Prepositional phrasal verbs

  • She takes after her father.
    = She behaves or is similar to her father.
  • Did you eat up all the biscuits?
  • You need to tie up your shoes.
  • We shall put on some eye shadow.
  • We need to go over the notes of the meeting.


Verb-adverb phrases

  • Please don't bring the matter up.
  • He has turned the lights off.
  • When will that kid put her toys away?


Pidginization of verb-adverb phrases

into pseudo prepositional phrasal verbs
  • Please don't bring up the matter.
  • He has turned off the lights.
  • When will that kid put away her toys?


Usual verb-preposition-subject coupling

due to intransitive use of a verb - and can be separated.
  • She is staying at the hotel.
    At which hotel is she staying?
  • These are the biscuits she has been eating with her dog.
    Which dog is she eating the biscuits with?
  • Where is the meeting, to which I will be going with you?
    With whom am I going to the meeting?


Prepositional phrasal verbs-preposition-subject coupling

causing the confusion you are facing.
  • She is putting up at the hotel.
    At which hotel is she putting up?
  • These are the biscuits she has been eating up with her dog.
    With whose dog has she been eating up the biscuits?
  • Where are the notes of the meeting that I will be going over with you?
    With whom should I go over the notes?
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