And "were determined" is passive voice, making the "by" phrase what is sometimes called the "agent" phrase. So I don't think "determined" is a phrasal verb. It occurs a lot in the passive voice, however. KMW On Apr 16, 2009, at 1:46 PM, Castilleja, Janet wrote: > Hello > > How would you analyze this sentence? > > These were determined by where the speaker would need to breathe. > > Is ‘where the speaker would need to breathe’ the object of the > preposition ‘by’? Is ‘determined by’ possibly a phrasal verb? I > checked Longman’s Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs. It wasn’t in there. > In either case would ‘where the speaker would need to breathe’ be a > nominal? I guess it could be. We can say ‘where we go to dinner is > up to you,’ for example. > > Janet > To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web > interface at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and > select "Join or leave the list" > Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/ > To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and select "Join or leave the list" Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/