我們通常說當代詞用作“動詞+副詞”構成的短語動詞的賓語時,代詞要置于動詞與副詞之間,而不能置于副詞之后,這是針對人稱代詞而言的,不包括不定代詞。對于不定代詞來說,它既可置于動詞與副詞之間,也可置于副詞之后。如下面的例子均摘自朗文英語詞典:
give up something
in order to find out something about the whole
I’ll try and root out something for you to wear.
They tried to dig up something from his past to spoil his chances of being elected.