2. Phrasal Verbs (SB p.70)
1. Very common, especially in spoken English.
3. Phrasal Verbs (SB p.70)
1. Very common, especially in spoken English.
2. Verb + preposition or an adverb
4. Phrasal Verbs (SB p.70)
1. Very common, especially in spoken English.
2. Verb + preposition or an adverb
3. Creates meaning different from the original verb and
many times it can be replaced by a synonym, normally
used in more formal situations.
Look Look for = search
5. Phrasal Verbs. Transitive or intransitive?
Separable or not separable?
•Sit down
•Turn the light off, please.
6. They can be intransitive (not separable) or transitive (may be
separable), depending on whether they take a direct object or
not.
Phrasal Verbs. Transitive or intransitive?
Separable or not separable?
•Sit down
•Turn the light off, please.
7. A. Intransitive phrasal verbs (Type 1)
They cannot be followed by a direct object so they are not separable.
•Sit down and shut up.
Phrasal Verbs. Transitive or intransitive?
8. A. Intransitive phrasal verbs
They cannot be followed by a direct object so they are not separable.
•Sit down and shut up.
B. Transitive phrasal verbs
They can be followed by a direct object so they may be separable.
Phrasal Verbs. Transitive or intransitive?
9. Transitive phrasal verbs will be separable depending on the
particle. It may be an adverb or a preposition. A good dictionary
helps!
Transitive Phrasal Verbs
10. Transitive phrasal verbs will be separable depending on the
particle. It may be an adverb or a preposition. A good dictionary
helps!
A. When the particle is a preposition, phrasal verbs are
inseparable. The object is placed after the preposition. (Type 2)
• I’m looking for my hooded sweatshirt.
• I’m looking for it.
Transitive Phrasal Verbs
11. Transitive phrasal verbs will be separable depending on the
particle. It may be an adverb or a preposition. A good dictionary
helps!
B. When the particle is an adverb, phrasal verbs can be separable.
The object can be placed between the verb and the adverb.
• He turned on the television (Type 3)
• He turned the television on.
Transitive Phrasal Verbs
12. WARNING!
Sometimes the object of the phrasal verb is a pronoun
(me/you/him/her/it/us/them)
You MUST put the object between the verb and the
adverb if the object is a pronoun.
• He turned it on and not * He turned on it
Transitive Phrasal Verbs
13. Adverbial-prepositional verbs.
Two-particle phrasal verbs can be transitive or intransitive. They
are generally inseparable.
•I can’t put up with him any longer (transitive)
•How are you getting on with your Japanese classes? (intransitive)
Adverbial prepositional Verbs
15. Summary
Example Type
Intransitive Inseparable The plane took off at ten. Type 1
Transitive Inseparable
+ preposition
I’m looking for my cell phone. Type 2
Type 3
Two particle
phrasal verbs
(transitive or
intransitive)
16. Summary
Example Type
Intransitive Inseparable The plane took off at ten. Type 1
Transitive Inseparable
+ preposition
I’m looking for my cell phone. Type 2
Separable
+ adverb
He took off his jacket.
He took it off.
Type 3
Two particle
phrasal verbs
(transitive or
intransitive)
WARNING! Although many phrasal verbs can take the object in
both places, you MUST put the object between the verb and the
adverb if the object is a pronoun.
17. Summary
Example Type
Intransitive Inseparable The plane took off at ten. Type 1
Transitive Inseparable
+ preposition
I’m looking for my cell phone. Type 2
Separable
+ adverb
He took off his jacket.
He took it off.
Type 3
Two particle
phrasal verbs
(transitive or
intransitive)
Generally inseparable I can’t put up with him any longer
WARNING! Although many phrasal verbs can take the object in
both places, you MUST put the object between the verb and the
adverb if the object is a pronoun.
19. And now...
Separable Inseparable
He took off his jacket.
He took it off.
The plane took off at ten.
Bullying gets victims
down.
Bullying gets them down.
I’m looking for my cell phone.
They took down the
website.
They took it down.
I can’t put up with him any
longer.
I love chilling out.
They had a fight but they
made up.
