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phrasal verbs,
1.
2. What are phrasal verbs?
A phrasal verb is a verb plus a preposition or
adverb which creates a meaning different from
the original verb.
An adverb in a literal phrasal verb modifies the
verb it is attached to, and a preposition links the
subject to the verb.
3.
4. TRANSITIVE AND INTRANSITIVE
PHRASAL VERBS
transitive phrasal verbs have a direct object*
intransitive phrasal verbs do not have a direct
object.
*An object is a word or part of a sentence that is
affected by the action of a verb.
5. EXAMPLES OF INTRANSITIVE VERBS
She grew up.
In the sentence above, “she” is the subject, and
“grew up” is the intransitive verb.
6. We will talk tomorrow.
Will talk: this verb is an intransitive verb.
It has no direct object.
7. The kids are jumping.
Jumping: this verb is an intransitive verb.
It has no direct object.
8. put off (postpone, move to a later time):
We’ve put off the meeting for a week.
(put off = phrasal verb, object = ‘the
meeting’)
EXAMPLES OF TRANSITIVE VERBS
9. Came across (find by accident)
I CAME ACROSS my old school reports
when I was clearing out my desk.
(came across = phrasal verb, object = old
school reports)
10. set up (organise, configure):
I’ve set up a filter in my email inbox.
(set up = phrasal verb, object = ‘my email’)
11. SEPARABLE OR INSEPARABLE
PHRASAL VERBS
A further way of considering phrasal verbs is
whether they are separable or inseparable.
In inseparable verbs, the object comes after
the particle.
13. Separable verbs have several ways of
separating verb, particle and object.
Usually, the object comes between verb
and particle.
For example:
"She looked up the word in her dictionary."
