A phrasal verb is a verb combined with a preposition or adverb that creates a new meaning different from the original verb. Phrasal verbs can be transitive, requiring a direct object, or intransitive, not requiring an object. Examples of intransitive phrasal verbs include "grew up", "will talk", and "jumping". Transitive phrasal verbs have a direct object, like "put off the meeting" and "came across my old school reports". Phrasal verbs can also be separable, where the object comes between the verb and particle, or inseparable, where the object follows the particle.

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.

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.

12. For example:
"She got on the bus .“
"On weekdays, we look after our grandchildren.“

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."

14. He put on the jacket.