compound:prt: phrasal verb particle
The phrasal verb particle relation identifies an idiomatic phrasal verb, and holds between the verb and its particle (tagged as ADP). It is a subtype of the compound relation.
They/PRON shut/VERB down/ADP the/DET station/NOUN
compound:prt(shut, down)
obj(shut, station)
They/PRON shut/VERB the/DET station/NOUN down/ADP
compound:prt(shut, down)
obj(shut, station)
They/PRON ended/VERB up/ADP leaving/VERB
compound:prt(ended, up)
xcomp(ended, leaving)
This relation is also used for the quotative idiom be like heard in informal conversation. Here the be verb is treated as a main verb (not a copula) and the quoted material attaches as ccomp:
I/PRON was/VERB like/ADP , " What/PRON ? "
compound:prt(was, like)
ccomp(was, What)
This relation excludes literal/directional uses of prepositions/particles, such as up, down, in, out, etc. These would typically become an ADV with the relation advmod:
The house was on fire and they ran out screaming.
advmod(ran, out)
compound:prt in other languages: [ab] [de] [en] [fi] [ga] [gsw] [no] [pcm] [sga] [sv] [swl] [u] [vi]