Business Communication

Week 8: March 29, 2018

Agenda
● Review: Compound Noun
● Vocabulary Building: Words pertaining to relationships
● Phrasal Verbs
● Article
Compound Noun Phrase Review
Vocabulary Building
What are…?
Introduction to Phrasal Verbs
A phrasal verb consists of a verb, with either a preposition or adverb added to it
that modifies the verb’s meaning.

1a. I found the keys my friend had lost. (Find = Discover)

1b. I found out that he lost my keys last month. (Find out = learn, discover a fact)

2a. Fatima passed the ball to Samira. (Pass = To move something to someone else)

2b. Samira passed out after overexerting herself in the soccer match. (Pass out = to
lose consciousness)
What Makes a Phrasal Verb a Phrasal Verb?
A phrasal verb differs from other verbs with prepositions because the verb’s
meaning with and without the preposition is not the same. Some prepositions are
inherent to the verb and others simply indicate position/location/direction.

1a. I put up with his behavior for far too long. (put up with = tolerate)

1b. I put a reminder about the event on the bulletin board (put = post, on= location)

The test to determine whether a preposition is part of a phrasal verb:

Does the preposition indicate the position, location, or direction of an action, or

does it complete the verb’s meaning?
Two Types of Phrasal Verbs
Separable: The direct object of the verb is placed between the verb and the
preposition that completes the verb’s meaning

She asked him out after they had gone on three dates together.

Inseparable: The direct object of the verb is placed after the verb and the
preposition that completes the verb’s meaning

I ran into him while I was walking to the store. (run into s.o = to meet s.o by chance)

*I ran him into while I was walking to the store.

List of Separable Phrasal Verbs
To let someone down To make up

To draw up To drop off

To turn something around To end up

To write down To rule out

To pick up

To put on
List of Inseparable Phrasal Verbs
To put up with someone To come across

To run into someone/something To go over

To show up (no direct object) To get along with

To check into a place To be free for

To look forward to To get on/off

To go on (no direct object) To look after/to take care of

Charades
In this exercise, you will choose a phrasal verb on the board and either act it out for
your classmates or describe it by defining it.

Then, your classmates will use the verb in a context, specifically one where that
phrasal verb applies.
List of Commonly Used Phrasal Verbs in English
To show up To let someone down To end up

To be free for To put up with To come across To run into someone/something

To go over To get along with To look forward to To make up

To check into To draw up To get on/off To go on (no direct object)

To look after/to take care of To drop off To turn something around

To write down To rule out To pick up To put on

Your Task
Each group will read, discuss, and summarize a small excerpt of the reading and
present it to the class.
Homework
Please begin reading Chapter 4