hela
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Dear teachers,
Could you please tell me when I can use the particle before the WH-word in questions with phrasal verbs?
Is the inversion "particle/wh-word" possible only when the particle is a prepostion and not an adverb?
Examples:
Who does this book belong to? To whom / [STRIKE]To who[/STRIKE] does this book belong?
Whom did she look after? After whom / [STRIKE]After who[/STRIKE] did she look? (correct?)
What are you looking for? For what are you looking? (correct?)
What country do you come from? From what country do you come?
Which university did you go to? To which university did you go?
What did she try on? [STRIKE]On what[/STRIKE] did she try?
What did the police knock down? [STRIKE]Down what [/STRIKE]did the police knock?
Whom did she ring up all morning? [STRIKE]Up whom[/STRIKE] did she ring all morning?
Which word did you look up? [STRIKE]Up which[/STRIKE] word did you look?
Thank you for your help.
Could you please tell me when I can use the particle before the WH-word in questions with phrasal verbs?
Is the inversion "particle/wh-word" possible only when the particle is a prepostion and not an adverb?
Examples:
Who does this book belong to? To whom / [STRIKE]To who[/STRIKE] does this book belong?
Whom did she look after? After whom / [STRIKE]After who[/STRIKE] did she look? (correct?)
What are you looking for? For what are you looking? (correct?)
What country do you come from? From what country do you come?
Which university did you go to? To which university did you go?
What did she try on? [STRIKE]On what[/STRIKE] did she try?
What did the police knock down? [STRIKE]Down what [/STRIKE]did the police knock?
Whom did she ring up all morning? [STRIKE]Up whom[/STRIKE] did she ring all morning?
Which word did you look up? [STRIKE]Up which[/STRIKE] word did you look?
Thank you for your help.