He was run over by a truck.
So, in this case which is correct?
a. A truck ran him over.
b. A truck ran over him.
I think 'over' in 'a' sentence is adverb and 'over' in 'b' sentence is preposition, am I right? So, which is correct between a and b?
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Related/duplicate: “turn down the volume” or “turn the volume down” - phrasal verb structure – Em. Aug 29 '19 at 04:32
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@Em.♦ So, you say 'b' is not correct? but I saw many case of 'b', I don't think it is the same case. If you google "ran over him", you will see many of them. – Dasik Aug 29 '19 at 04:54
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No, I am not saying anything about right or wrong. I’m just trying to give you/future readers more information. Let’s wait for proper answers. :) – Em. Aug 29 '19 at 04:56
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ran over him
... is the correct form.
"To run over" is a verb phrase, and therefore, is best kept as is. There are cases where you can add words in the middle but this isn't one.
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