đť•Šherlock Holmes and Dr Watson were going camping. They pitched their tent under the stars and were soon asleep.
Sometime in the middle of the night Holmes woke Watson up and said: "Watson, look up at the stars, and tell me what you see."
Watson replied: "I see millions and millions of stars."
Holmes said: "And what do you deduce from it?"
Watson replied: "Well, if there are millions of stars, and if even a few of those have planets, it's quite likely there are some planets like our planet out there. And if there are a few planets like Earth out there, there might also be life."
Holmes said: "Watson, you idiot, it means that someone has stolen our tent."
"Holmes woke Watson up". This uses the phrasal verb "wake someone up". It's an adverbial phrasal verb, and that's why you can say "wake someone up" or "wake up someone". Both are possible. But you can't do that with prepositional verbs.
Sometime in the middle of the night Holmes woke Watson up and said: "Watson, look up at the stars, and tell me what you see."
Watson replied: "I see millions and millions of stars."
Holmes said: "And what do you deduce from it?"
Watson replied: "Well, if there are millions of stars, and if even a few of those have planets, it's quite likely there are some planets like our planet out there. And if there are a few planets like Earth out there, there might also be life."
Holmes said: "Watson, you idiot, it means that someone has stolen our tent."
"Holmes woke Watson up". This uses the phrasal verb "wake someone up". It's an adverbial phrasal verb, and that's why you can say "wake someone up" or "wake up someone". Both are possible. But you can't do that with prepositional verbs.
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