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Analyze the semantic nuance and syntactic distribution of the phrasal verbs and prepositional collocations in the following advanced sentences:I. The director decided to back down from her initial proposition when the committee presented empirical counter-evidence.II. The unruly delegates attempted to cry down the speaker by raising chaotic objections during the plenary session.III. Facing severe financial insolvency, the enterprise had to cutoff its unprofitable subsidiaries to stay afloat.IV. The seasoned diplomat managed to smooth over the escalating diplomatic tensions with subtle rhetorical concessions.Identify the option that correctly evaluates the lexical and grammatical validity of sentences I, II, III, and IV.
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In advanced English grammar, phrasal verbs require careful distinction between verbal compounds (which are often hyphenated or closed nouns/adjectives like 'cut-off') and the actual verb-particle combination ('cut off'). In Statement III, 'cutoff' is incorrectly written as a single unspaced word functioning as a verb; the correct phrasal verb form is two separate words ('cut off'). Conversely, 'back down', 'cry down', and 'smooth over' are correctly deployed in terms of valency and idiomatic semantics. To delve deeper into the classification and syntax of multi-word verbs, you can read more on the Wikipedia Reference.
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