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MEETING 3: LESSON 2 PHRASAL VERBS

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A verb + particle (an adverb or preposition)

combination that has a meaning differentfrom the combined meanings of the verb and

particle.

For example : the verb put can mean place,

set, insert, cause to be in a certain condition.

When combined with on, it can have several

meanings, eg:

Dont believe him; hes just putting you on. (deceive

someone) Will I need to putmy coat on? (dress in clothing)

Ani has put on a bit of weight. add

We put on some soft music for Dad. start(something) playing

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Used in everyday language rather thanformal language

Cannot usually guess the meaning from the

combination of words idiomatic

Some have more than one meaning (forexample put on

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Ordinary meaning of put and on does notindicate any of the meanings phrasal verbs areidiomatic which can be difficult for Englishlearners.

NOTE:o Not all verb + particle combination are phrasal

verbs the use of particle (preposotion) does notchange the basic meaning of the verb, eg:o Dive for The eagle dove for the fish.

o for does not change the meaning of dive (plungequickly/lunge)

o Cling to He clung to the ledge until he was rescued.

o to does not change the meaning of cling ( adhere,hold on tightly)

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verb + preposition particle

We cannot put the object between the verb and the

preposition

I came across this word in a magazine. (find bychance)

What are you getting at exactly? (suggest) I wont stand for this kind of behaviour any longer!

(tolerate)

It took me a long time to get over my illness.(recover from)

The police are looking into the robbery. (investigate)

Anna takes after her mother. (look/resemble orbehave like)

I ran into Ahmad the other day. (meet by accident)

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If the object is a long noun phrase, it is better to put itafter the particle.

Dont throw away the lamp that I spent four hours fixing.

Dont throwthe lamp that I spent four hours fixing away. (?)

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verb + adverb particle

We can put the object between the verb andparticle / after the particle. If the object is apronoun eg me, it, him we put it betweenthe verb and the particle, eg:

We are trying to sort out the problem. We are trying to sortthe problem out.

We are trying to sortit out.

Weput off the meeting until Friday. We putthe meeting offuntil Friday.

We putit offuntil Friday. The bus dropped off the students outside the

school. The bus droppedthe students offoutside the school.

The bus droppedthem offoutside the school.

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verb + adverb particle no object(intransitive)

The traffic builds up here every day.

My car has broken down again.

It is important to speak out. What exactly is going on?

The feeling of shock gradually wore off.

Stop showing off!

Jim always turns up late. Everything turned out all right in the end.

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Verb + adverb particle + preposition theobject always comes after the preposition.

Have you come up with any ideas yet?

Weve come up against a problem.

She didnt get away with cheating in the exam. Maria has gone down with a bad cold.

I cant put up with Alan! He annoys me!

We want to do away with school monthly tests.

Im really looking forward to seeing you. Tom ran out of his money three days before the

pay day.

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Verb + adverb particle + preposition + object

VS verb + particle (no object)

Verb+particle+preposition+

object

Verb+particle (no object)

Weverun out of oil again. The oil has run out.

Illcatch up with you later. Anna cant catch up.

Do you get along with David? Do you two get along?

I cant keep up with the class. I find its hard to keep up.

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a. A special committee investigatedthe

governments actions, but found nothingwrong.

b. Everyone said that Richard was just like hisfather.

c. If things go on like this, the company is going

in the direction of disaster.d. When a man at the front started shouting,

everyone else did the same.

e. Ifound this article while I was doing myproject.

f. Maria is slowly recoveringfrom her illness.g. I dont understand what is she trying to say.

(heading for, joined in, took after, getting over,

looked into, came across, getting at)

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Form a true sentence about yourself (??) with

each phrasal verb below.

break down get away with run out of

look forward to get along with