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PHRASAL VERBS DIAGRAM
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PHRASAL VERBS DIAGRAM
Braian David Garcia 11A
What are Phrasal Verbs?
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A phrasal verb is a verb like pick up, turn on or get on with. These verbs consist of a basic verb + another word or words. The two or three words that make up a phrasal verb form a short "phrase" which is why we call them "phrasal verbs"
structure
1)Single-word verb
2)verb + preposition
3)verb + adverb +preposition
Phrasal Verb: VERB + ADVERB
The structure of this type of phrasal verb is: verb + adverb
These phrasal verbs can be:
· transitive (direct object)
· intransitive (no direct object)
Phrasal Verb:
transitive
example :put off postpone We will have to put off the meeting.
transitive
intransitive
example:get up rise from bed I don't like to get up.
intransitive
Separable
When this type of phrasal verb has a direct object, we can usually separate the two parts. For example, "turn down" is separable. We can say: "turn down my offer" or "turn my offer down". Look at these example sentences:
1)They turned down my offer.
2)They turned my offer down
if the direct object is a pronoun
direct object
However, if the direct object is a pronoun, we have no choice. We must separate the two parts of the verb and insert the pronoun. Look at these examples with the verb "switch on". Note that the last one is impossible
1)John switched on the radio.
2)John switched the radio on.
Separable or inseparable
Many dictionaries tell you when a phrasal verb is separable. If a dictionary writes "look (something) up", you know that the phrasal verb "look up" is separable, and you can say "look something up" and "look up something". It's a good idea to write "sthg/sby" as appropriate in your vocabulary book when you learn a new phrasal verb, like this:
1) get up
2)break down
3)turn sthg/sby down
Separable or inseparable
Relative clauses
Relative clauses are clauses starting with the relative pronouns who*, that, which, whose, where, when. They are most often used to define or identify the noun that precedes them. Here are some examples:
· Do you know the girl who started in grade 7 last week?
· Can I have the pencil that I gave you this morning?
· A notebook is a computer which can be carried aroun