Phrasal
Phrasal
Phrasal
Pharasal verbs
Examples:
Wake up early to see the sunrise.
Run away from the problem if it scares you.
Types of Transitive phrasal verbs require an object to complete
Phrasal their meaning. Without an object, the sentence may
seem incomplete or confusing. For instance, “She
Verbs
looked up the word” makes sense because looked up
needs the object the word.
Examples:
Take off your shoes at the door.
Turn on the lights when it gets dark.
Types of Separable phrasal verbs are a type of transitive verbs.
Phrasal You can place the object between the verb and the
Verbs particle. For instance, in “Turn off the radio” or “Turn the
radio off,” turn off is a separable phrasal verb.
Examples:
Give up smoking for good.
Pick up your toys.
Types of Non-separable phrasal verbs cannot be split. The
Phrasal object must follow the entire phrasal verb. For example,
Verbs “Run out of milk” cannot be rearranged because run out
of must stay together.
Examples:
Look after the kids tonight.
Get over the flu soon.
Ask somebody out
Meaning: Invite on a date
Phrasal Example: Brian asked Judy out to dinner and a movie.
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Ask around
Meaning: Ask many people the same question
Example: I asked around but nobody has seen my wallet.
Add up to something
Meaning: Equal
Example: Your purchases add up to $205.32.
Back something up
Meaning: Reverse
Phrasal Example: You’ll have to back up your car so that I can get out.
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Back somebody up
Meaning: Support
Example: My wife backed me up over my decision to quit my job.
Blow up
Meaning: Explode
Example: The racing car blew up after it crashed into the fence.