This document discusses the word order of phrasal verbs in English. It explains that prepositions or adverbs are placed after certain verbs to obtain different meanings, and provides examples of separable and inseparable phrasal verbs. The document also discusses the use of "so" and "neither" with auxiliaries to indicate that something is shared or not shared with another subject.
This document discusses the word order of phrasal verbs in English. It explains that prepositions or adverbs are placed after certain verbs to obtain different meanings, and provides examples of separable and inseparable phrasal verbs. The document also discusses the use of "so" and "neither" with auxiliaries to indicate that something is shared or not shared with another subject.
This document discusses the word order of phrasal verbs in English. It explains that prepositions or adverbs are placed after certain verbs to obtain different meanings, and provides examples of separable and inseparable phrasal verbs. The document also discusses the use of "so" and "neither" with auxiliaries to indicate that something is shared or not shared with another subject.
• We place prepositions or adverbs after certain verbs so
as to obtain a variety of meanings. • E.g. give away – give to someone • Look after – take care of • Look for - search for • Some phrasal verbs don’t have an object. • E.g. get up, look out, etc. • I get up early. • Look out! This ice isn’t safe. • Some have an object and are separable. • (up, down, in, out, away, off and on) • When the object is a noun, it is placed at the end of these expressions or can come immediately after the verb. • He took off his coat. or He took his coat off. • When the object is a pronoun, it is placed immediately after the verb. • He took it off. • Some phrasal verbs have an object and are inseparable. • I look after my brother. He has flu. • I look after him. He has flu. So, neither + auxiliaries • They are used to say that you have something common with somebody. • With positive sentences • So + aux + subject pronoun/ a noun • With negative sentences • Neither + aux + subject pr/ a noun • The auxiliary we use depends on the tense of previous sentence. • I get up early – So do I, So does my brother, So does she. • I didn’t have breakfast – Neither did I, Neither did he. • I am happy – So am I, So are we, So is she. • Gular has done her homework – So have I, So have they. • She may come early – So may I. • We cannot turn on the PC – Neither can I, Neither can Celine.