The point is that write down takes a different argument from write. The object of write can be the content, the words, the message, or the document. The object of write down is the content or the words,. but not the document. That's why you can't say "Write down a note" or "Write down a letter".
0 I think 'write down it' is wrong; we should say ‘write it down’. You can say ‘write the article down’ or ‘write down the article’. When a phrasal verb follows the pronoun, it should not be separable but if it follows a noun it may or not be separable.
What is the difference between "Write it down" and "Write down it"?
To use "write down" correctly in the situation you describe, the teacher would say "Now, I want you to [find/make up/think of] some sentences in present continuous and write them down".
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Please tell me if all of the followings are correct, and more importantly, I would like an explanation. A Let me write it down; B Let me write your name down; C Let me write down it; D Let me write...
"Let me write it down/write your name down/write down it/write down ...
"to note" usually doesn't mean you wrote something down. Just that you noticed it or paid special attention to it. "to write down" usually means you literally wrote down what was said. *"taking notes for something" basically always means you are writing (or typing) up notes, usually in a meeting or classroom setting.