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#2 (permalink) Sun Jun 25, 2006 11:21 am Phrasal verb: "end up" |
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. End up: finally arrive at; arrive at an unexpected place-- "We got lost last night and ended up in the next town." Arrive somewhere as a result or consequence-- "You're working too hard. If you don't take it easy, you'll end up in the hospital!" Succeed to a condition-- "He ended up a millionaire by the age of 30".
He came round for a coffee and we ended up in bed together. -- final resulting location finish off?
I wondered where the pictures would end up after the auction. where to go? -- final destination
Most slimmers end up putting weight back on. the result is that ? -- final result
He could end up as President. become?-- final condition/position . _________________ Native English teacher at Mister Micawber's |
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#3 (permalink) Wed Nov 10, 2010 5:58 am Phrasal verb: "end up" |
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Could "end up" also follwed by past participle?
For example, 1. I ended up satisfied. (shoud say "being satisfied"?) 2. They ended up stuck there. (should say "being stuck"?) |
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#4 (permalink) Wed Nov 10, 2010 6:07 am Phrasal verb: "end up" |
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Those are all OK, with or without 'being'. _________________ Native English teacher at Mister Micawber's |
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#5 (permalink) Wed Nov 10, 2010 6:20 am Phrasal verb: "end up" |
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Thank you! The other day, I asked if I could say "before delivered" instead of "before being delivered", then answer was NO. Is that because "before" is preposition while "end up" is "transitive phrasal verb"? If so, I can understand.
One more question. Can I use any pp after "end up"? Or just pp that has been adjectivenized?
like,
3. She didn't have many friends at first but ended up loved by everybody. 4. I loved her very much but ended up rejected very easily. |
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#6 (permalink) Wed Nov 10, 2010 6:42 am Phrasal verb: "end up" |
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Is that because "before" is preposition while "end up" is "transitive phrasal verb"? If so, I can understand.-- That's right.
Can I use any pp after "end up"?-- With 'being', I think you can. Or just pp that has been adjectivized?-- Without 'being', I think that's right.
But the degree of adjectivization may be difficult to determine:
3. She didn't have many friends at first but ended up loved by everybody.-- OK 4. I loved her very much but ended up being rejected very easily.-- OK _________________ Native English teacher at Mister Micawber's |
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#7 (permalink) Wed Nov 10, 2010 8:51 am Phrasal verb: "end up" |
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Thank you for correcting my example. Oh, yeah! It seems very difficult for me to determine! Xp |
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