3. In which sentence do you think
there’s a phrasal verb?
a)The two ladies are talking over the
fence
b) The two ladies are talking over their
problem.
4. In which sentence do you think
there’s a phrasal verb?
a)The vet put out the dog before the
operation.
b) The vet put the dog out of the cage.
5. 1) Phrasal verbs are the combination of a verb and a particle.
2) Phrasal verbs form a new semantic unit.
3) It’s not possible to change the particle.
6. • Verb +1 particle
a) Transitive: separable vs non-separable
b) Intransitive
• Verb + 2 particles
7. TRANSIVITE SEPARABLE
TRANSITIVE NON-
SEPARABLE
That’s a pack of lies. He
made up the whole story.
He made the whole story
up.
He made it up.
I have never come across a
stolen wallet in the park.
I have never come across it
in the park.
8. Separable (examples)
• Bring up
• Call off
• Carry out
• Give away
• Hold up (rob)
• Pick up
• Tear up
• Wear out (make tired)
• Work out
Non-Separable (examples)
• Call for (pick sb up)
• Come across (find by chance)
• Call on (short visit)
• Count on (depend on)
• Go over (discuss details)
• Live on (have as income)
• See to (take care of)
• Pick on (choose a person to
punish)
9. INTRANSTIVE
Oh dear, Mathew has just dozed off and
hasn’t finished his meal.
The Buggs Bunny cartoon is over.
10. Some phrasal verbs have a transitive use with one
meaning, and
an intransitive use with a different meaning.
Compare:
The plane tookoff (intransitive)
The man tookoff his coat (transitive)
11. Transitive – Intransitive with different meaning (examples)
• Clear up:
Could you clear up your room? (make tidy, trans.)
The weather is clearing up (improve, intrans.)
• Fill in:
Can you fill in this form, please? (complete, trans.)
Our teacher was ill, so Mrs Frost filled in. (Take someone’s place, intrans.)
• Look up:
I have to look it up in my dictionary. (find information, trans.)
Things are looking up. (appear better, intrans.)
• Make up:
Mary made it all up. (invent, trans.)
They made up, but in ten minutes they made up again. (become friends again)
• Take over:
A German company took us over last year. (buy a company, trans.)
If you feel ill, I’ll take over. (take someone’s place)
• Turn up:
Please, turn up the volume. I love this song! (increase, transitive)
Only ten people turned up at the meeting. (appear, arrive, intrans.)
• Draw up:
My lawyer is drawing up a new contract (write a legal document, trans.)
Suddenly an ambulance drew up in front of us (come to a stop, intrans.)
12. WITHTWOPARTICLES
•It all comes down to living or dying.
•Sorry, but I haven’t got round to cleaning
the car yet.
They are transitive and the object (noun or pronoun) is placed after the second particle.
13. • Come up with sth (invent)
• Get away with sth (not having a punishment)
• Keep away from sb or sth (avoid)
• Stand up for sth (defend)
• Put up with sb or sth (tolerate)
• Face up to sth (confront)
• Come across as sth (appear to be)
• Cut down on sth (reduce)
• Look up to sb (admire)
• Get back to sth (return)
• Go up to sb (approach)
14. • Phrasal Verbs are a creative part of the language.
• Formality: Where a phrasal verb has no exact synonym,
e.g. grow up, we can use it in both formal and informal
context. However, when there is a single verb with an
equivalent meaning, the phrasal verb tends to be used in
informal contexts.
• Some phrasal verbs have different meanings and uses.
Make a list up and write down what you need.
Perhaps a refund will make up for the incovenience.
You’ll have to make up your mind soon.
She made up herself and looked stunning, etc.
• It’s difficult forstudents to predict theirmeaning, but…
up (completely), on (continue, connect), down (collapse),
off (disconnect), back (return), out (removal)
