Grammar2 Eng142

Phrasal verbs
: The form of phrasal verbs

phrasal
verb particle
verb

By : Dania Rashad Muttair

Direction: Dr. Shadia Yousef Banjar
 A phrasal verb consists of

The word or words that modify a verb

in this manner can also go under the name

verb + preposition
Or
verb + adverb
particle
 On
down in

by away

through over

particles
back off

along over

out up
aroun
d about
The maid cleaned up the house after the party .
clean up = to wash or tidy up
I came across this picture when I was cleaning out the attic.
come across = meet by chance
I like to call on friends .
call on = to visit
Let's cut out the talking and get back to work .
cut out = stop an annoying activity
The butcher cut up the meat into small cubes .
cut up = to cut into pieces or sections
The doctors have told me to cut down on between-meal snacks.

cut down = decrease

 Phrasal verbs
can be divided
into groups

transitive verbs Intransitive verbs

Separable verbs Inseparable verbs

By : Dania Rashad Muttair

Direction: Dr. Shadia Yousef Banjar
 Phrasal verbs
can be divided
into groups

transitive verbs
Intransitive verbs
These don't take an object
 They had an argument, but they've made up
now.
Hold on! What are you doing there?
I just broke down in tears when I saw the
letter.
He would get up at daybreak.

By : Dania Rashad Muttair

Direction: Dr. Shadia Yousef Banjar
 Phrasal verbs
can be divided
into groups

Intransitive verbs
transitive verbs These don't take an object
These take an object  They had an argument, but they've made up
They are looking after their now.
Hold on! What are you doing there?
grandchildren . I just broke down in tears when I saw the
I often drop by my aunt's house.
letter.
He would get up at daybreak.
I’ll call you up tonight .

By : Dania Rashad Muttair

Direction: Dr. Shadia Yousef Banjar
 Phrasal verbs
can be divided
into groups

transitive verbs Intransitive verbs

Separable verbs Inseparable verbs

 transitive verbs

Inseparable verbs

The object must come after the particle

We come back later. = return to place

I often drop by my aunt's house. = visit informally
They get along with their neighbors well . = be on good terms with
Driver, I want to get off here. = come out or off of a vehicle .
 transitive verbs

Separable verbs

.the object can before or after the particle

Fill the gas tank up. = make or become full

I often look up words in the dictionary. = search for Information in
a reference book
I’ll call you up tonight . = phone (verb)
I have to make up an exam. = compensate for
emember
 when a pronoun is used
it comes before the particle
Turn the TV off.
Turn off the TV.
.Turn it off
.Turn off it
I looked the number up in the phone book .
I looked up the number in the phone book .
I looked it up in the phone book. Correct .
I looked up it in the phone book. Incorrect.
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Schoo Studies
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 Meanings Examples Verbs

Total Your answer is wrong Add up

because you forgot to add
up the last group of
.numbers

Up can mean “completely” Class is over; please finish up Finish up

or thoroughly”. In some .your tests
cases it does not change the
.basic meaning of the verb

Please write up this record Write up

.for Monday
receive .A librarian checks books in Check in

Take (books from .I checked out three books Check out

the library, etc.)

.Repeat, do again You did this assignment Do over

incorrectly; please do it
.over
Read, or look at I have to look over my notes Look over
quickly .before the next class
Give ( information on .Please fill in the answers Fill in
a form )
Complete ( a form) You need to fill out this Fill out
.application
Give ( for example, to .I turned in my composition late Hand in
the teacher) Turn in
Give ( for example, to The teacher handed out some Hand out
the students) .exercises
Return ( for example, The teacher handed back our Hand back
to student, after .essays
correction)
Sources
 American Phrasal Verbs,
2006. Barlow and Burdine
Athelstan 2006 ©
Publications
ISBN: 978-940753-18-1
Revised 1
Athelstan
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Houston TX 77005
USA
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PHRASAL VERBS PART 1 :Helena Turk (ppt)

http://www.usingenglish.com/glossary/phrasal-verb.html
http://myplaceforenglish.blogspot.com/2009/05/what-is-phra
verb.html