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Old 13-Jun-2007, 18:26
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Default Re: phrasal verb syntactic analysis

The phrasal verb is: "take out on" (with idiomatic usage).

In other words: it is combination of a verb (take) with both an adverb (out) and preposition (on), any of which are part of the syntax and so are a complete semantic unit.

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