pharasal verbs

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ridvann

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Hello,

-This
means that you and a group of friends help someone out.
-This means that you and a group of friends help out someone.
-This means that you and a group of friends help out one.
-This means that you and a group of friends help one out.

M
ust we put the pronoun in the middle of the pharasal verb or not?

Thank
s...


 
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Can you please edit your post so that it appears correctly written?
 

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I did. I think it is ok now.
 

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ridvann said:
Must we put the pronoun in the middle of the pharasal verb or not?

Yes. It is one of those separable phrasal verbs that must be separated by a direct object.

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This means that you and a group of friends help out someone.

Is that incorrect?
 

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Yes. It is one of those separable phrasal verbs that must be separated by a direct object.
Only if the direct object is a personal pronoun. You can help out someone or help someone out; you can help me out, but you can't [STRIKE]help out me[/STRIKE].
 
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