Set a trap up / set up a trap
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are both phrases correct? E.g.
She set a trap up for her brothet-in-law.
He set up a trap in secret.
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Sunghee ChungSunghee Chung
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are both phrases correct? E.g.
She set a trap up for her brothet-in-law.
He set up a trap in secret.
phrases
asked May 28 at 11:52
Sunghee ChungSunghee Chung
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Or you could just say "set a trap". The "up" is not required.
– Tim Foster
May 28 at 12:17
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are both phrases correct? E.g.
She set a trap up for her brothet-in-law.
He set up a trap in secret.
phrases
asked May 28 at 11:52
Sunghee ChungSunghee Chung
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are both phrases correct? E.g.
She set a trap up for her brothet-in-law.
He set up a trap in secret.
phrases
phrases
asked May 28 at 11:52
Sunghee ChungSunghee Chung
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asked May 28 at 11:52
Sunghee ChungSunghee Chung
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asked May 28 at 11:52
Sunghee ChungSunghee Chung
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asked May 28 at 11:52
Sunghee ChungSunghee Chung
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asked May 28 at 11:52
Sunghee ChungSunghee Chung
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132 bronze badges
Or you could just say "set a trap". The "up" is not required.
– Tim Foster
May 28 at 12:17
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Or you could just say "set a trap". The "up" is not required.
– Tim Foster
May 28 at 12:17
Or you could just say "set a trap". The "up" is not required.
– Tim Foster
May 28 at 12:17
Or you could just say "set a trap". The "up" is not required.
– Tim Foster
May 28 at 12:17
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I believe, it's a separable phrasal verb, so you could say both without changing the meaning, so I would say both are correct. A lot of phrasal verbs with two parts are separable and without changing the meaning. E.g. I picked my wife up from the airport. I picked up my wife from the airport. Or: I took my wife out to dinner. I took out my wife to dinner.
If the object is a pronoun though, then it must go between the parts of the phrasal verb. E.g. She set it (the trap) up. NOT: She set up it (the trap.)
This whole spiel only applies to two part phrasal verbs with objects though.
ALSO, set a trap means you prepare it to be sprung, whereas set up a trap is to set up the trap "mechanism" from scratch. The meaning often overlaps though.
answered May 28 at 12:04
Collin ReidCollin Reid
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Right. The technical term for this spiel is "Particle Shift". It allows shifting of the particle to go after a noun object, but not after a pronoun object.
– John Lawler
May 28 at 15:57
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I believe, it's a separable phrasal verb, so you could say both without changing the meaning, so I would say both are correct. A lot of phrasal verbs with two parts are separable and without changing the meaning. E.g. I picked my wife up from the airport. I picked up my wife from the airport. Or: I took my wife out to dinner. I took out my wife to dinner.
If the object is a pronoun though, then it must go between the parts of the phrasal verb. E.g. She set it (the trap) up. NOT: She set up it (the trap.)
This whole spiel only applies to two part phrasal verbs with objects though.
ALSO, set a trap means you prepare it to be sprung, whereas set up a trap is to set up the trap "mechanism" from scratch. The meaning often overlaps though.
answered May 28 at 12:04
Collin ReidCollin Reid
364 bronze badges
Right. The technical term for this spiel is "Particle Shift". It allows shifting of the particle to go after a noun object, but not after a pronoun object.
– John Lawler
May 28 at 15:57
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I believe, it's a separable phrasal verb, so you could say both without changing the meaning, so I would say both are correct. A lot of phrasal verbs with two parts are separable and without changing the meaning. E.g. I picked my wife up from the airport. I picked up my wife from the airport. Or: I took my wife out to dinner. I took out my wife to dinner.
If the object is a pronoun though, then it must go between the parts of the phrasal verb. E.g. She set it (the trap) up. NOT: She set up it (the trap.)
This whole spiel only applies to two part phrasal verbs with objects though.
ALSO, set a trap means you prepare it to be sprung, whereas set up a trap is to set up the trap "mechanism" from scratch. The meaning often overlaps though.
answered May 28 at 12:04
Collin ReidCollin Reid
364 bronze badges
Right. The technical term for this spiel is "Particle Shift". It allows shifting of the particle to go after a noun object, but not after a pronoun object.
– John Lawler
May 28 at 15:57
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I believe, it's a separable phrasal verb, so you could say both without changing the meaning, so I would say both are correct. A lot of phrasal verbs with two parts are separable and without changing the meaning. E.g. I picked my wife up from the airport. I picked up my wife from the airport. Or: I took my wife out to dinner. I took out my wife to dinner.
If the object is a pronoun though, then it must go between the parts of the phrasal verb. E.g. She set it (the trap) up. NOT: She set up it (the trap.)
This whole spiel only applies to two part phrasal verbs with objects though.
ALSO, set a trap means you prepare it to be sprung, whereas set up a trap is to set up the trap "mechanism" from scratch. The meaning often overlaps though.
answered May 28 at 12:04
Collin ReidCollin Reid
364 bronze badges
I believe, it's a separable phrasal verb, so you could say both without changing the meaning, so I would say both are correct. A lot of phrasal verbs with two parts are separable and without changing the meaning. E.g. I picked my wife up from the airport. I picked up my wife from the airport. Or: I took my wife out to dinner. I took out my wife to dinner.
If the object is a pronoun though, then it must go between the parts of the phrasal verb. E.g. She set it (the trap) up. NOT: She set up it (the trap.)
This whole spiel only applies to two part phrasal verbs with objects though.
ALSO, set a trap means you prepare it to be sprung, whereas set up a trap is to set up the trap "mechanism" from scratch. The meaning often overlaps though.
answered May 28 at 12:04
Collin ReidCollin Reid
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answered May 28 at 12:04
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answered May 28 at 12:04
Collin ReidCollin Reid
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Right. The technical term for this spiel is "Particle Shift". It allows shifting of the particle to go after a noun object, but not after a pronoun object.
– John Lawler
May 28 at 15:57
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Right. The technical term for this spiel is "Particle Shift". It allows shifting of the particle to go after a noun object, but not after a pronoun object.
– John Lawler
May 28 at 15:57
Right. The technical term for this spiel is "Particle Shift". It allows shifting of the particle to go after a noun object, but not after a pronoun object.
– John Lawler
May 28 at 15:57
Right. The technical term for this spiel is "Particle Shift". It allows shifting of the particle to go after a noun object, but not after a pronoun object.
– John Lawler
May 28 at 15:57
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Or you could just say "set a trap". The "up" is not required.
– Tim Foster
May 28 at 12:17