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Phrasal Verb: VERB + ADVERB

The document discusses different types of phrasal verbs in English including their structure and usage. A phrasal verb consists of a verb and an adverb, and can be transitive or intransitive. Transitive phrasal verbs take a direct object while intransitive phrasal verbs do not. Separable phrasal verbs allow the verb and adverb parts to be separated when used with a direct object, but not with a pronoun object. Examples of common phrasal verbs and their meanings are provided.

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Phrasal Verb: VERB + ADVERB

The document discusses different types of phrasal verbs in English including their structure and usage. A phrasal verb consists of a verb and an adverb, and can be transitive or intransitive. Transitive phrasal verbs take a direct object while intransitive phrasal verbs do not. Separable phrasal verbs allow the verb and adverb parts to be separated when used with a direct object, but not with a pronoun object. Examples of common phrasal verbs and their meanings are provided.

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definition example

verb

single-word verb look direct your eyes You


in a certain must look before
direction you leap.

phrasal verb + look up search for and You can look


verb adverb find information up the word in a
in a reference dictionary.
book

verb + look after take care of Who is looking


preposition after the baby?

verb + look forward to anticipate with I look forward


adverb + pleasure to meeting you.
preposition

Phrasal Verb: VERB + ADVERB


The structure of this type of phrasal verb is:

verb + adverb

These phrasal verbs can be:

 transitive (direct object)


 intransitive (no direct object)

Look at these examples of transitive and intransitive::


meaning example sentence

direct
object

transitive put off postpone We will have to put off the


meeting.

turn refuse They turned down my offer.


down

intransitive get up rise from I don't like to get up.


bed

break stop He was late because his


down working car broke down.

Separable
When this type of phrasal verb has a direct object, we can usually
separate the two parts. For example, "turn down" is separable. We can
say: "turn down my offer" or "turn my offer down". Look at these example
sentences:

They turned down my offer.


They turned my offer down.

However, if the direct object is a pronoun, we have no choice.


We must separate the two parts of the verb and insert the pronoun. Look
at these examples with the verb "switch on". Note that the last one is
impossible:
John switched on the radio.
John switched the radio on.
John switched it on.
John switched on it.

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