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In advanced English syntax and lexicology, phrasal verbs and prepositional verbs often exhibit subtle distributional and structural differences, particularly regarding particle placement, pronoun insertion, and passivization. Consider the following four advanced propositions: I. In a true transitive phrasal verb consisting of a lexical verb and a separable particle (e.g., 'look up the word' or 'look the word up'), a nominal direct object may appear either between the verb and the particle or immediately after the particle, but an unstressed personal pronoun object is obligatorily restricted to the intermediate position between the verb and the particle (e.g., 'look it up', never 'look up it'). II. Prepositional verbs (e.g., 'look after the child', 'rely on the expert') consist of a verb followed by an inseparable preposition where the complement must invariably follow the preposition, meaning that pronoun insertion between the lexical verb and the preposition is ungrammatical (e.g., 'rely him on' is strictly prohibited). III. In wh-interrogative or relative clauses involving prepositional verbs, preposition stranding—where the preposition remains at the end of the clause separated from its wh-complement (e.g., 'What are you looking at?')—is completely ungrammatical in standard formal English and must always be corrected via pied-piping ('At what are you looking?'). IV. Intransitive phrasal verbs (such as 'break down', 'give in', 'show up') contain particles that do not take a direct object, and unlike prepositional verbs, they can freely combine with nominal adjuncts expressing duration or manner without altering their idiomatic semantic integrity. Identify the option that correctly evaluates the grammatical, syntactic, and semantic validity of propositions I, II, III, and IV according to standard English grammar and Phrasal verb principles.
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Propositions I, II, and IV are correct. Proposition I accurately describes the mandatory placement of unstressed pronouns between separable phrasal verb particles and their verbs (e.g., 'turn it down'). Proposition II correctly identifies prepositional verbs as inseparable, disallowing pronoun insertion between verb and preposition. Proposition IV correctly characterizes intransitive phrasal verbs. Proposition III is invalid because while pied-piping is formal, Preposition stranding is entirely grammatical and standard in English syntax (e.g., 'Who are you talking to?'). Therefore, option (a) is the correct evaluation.
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