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Phrasal Verbs Separable/ Inseperable

Phrasal Verbs Separable/ Inseperable. b y Imad. What are Phrasal Verbs?! . 1 . A phrasal verb is a verb plus a particle I ran into my teacher at the movies last night. >> run + into (= meet) Verb + particle = phrasal verb. Particles Vs. Prepositions.

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Phrasal Verbs Separable/ Inseperable

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  1. Phrasal VerbsSeparable/ Inseperable by Imad

  2. What are Phrasal Verbs?! • 1. A phrasal verb is a verb plus a particle I ran into my teacher at the movies last night. >> run + into (= meet) Verb + particle = phrasal verb

  3. Particles Vs. Prepositions • Particles are identical to prepositions in appearance but act differently • Particles effect the meaning of the phrasal verb. Prepositions do not change the meanings of their proceeding verbs and are independent of them. • E.g. • Particle: Max ran up the bill. (run up = to make larger) • Preposition: Max ran up the hill. (run keeps its normal meaning in this case) • Particle: I looked up your number online. (=searched) • Preposition: I looked up to see the helicopter in the sky. (=actually looked up towards the sky) • So, particles change the meaning of a verb, but prepositions DO NOT

  4. Transitive or Intransitive? • A: Transitive Phrasal verbs • 1) TAKE AN OBJECT: • Call off something (=cancel) • Pick out something (=choose) • take away something (=remove) • 2) usually SEPERABLE (The particle may precede or follow the direct object): E.g. "They turned onthe lights" or "They turnedthe lights on" Transitive Phrasal Verb Object Object Transitive Phrasal Verb

  5. WARNING!!! • BE CAREFUL! when the object is a pronoun, the particle cannot precede it: • "They turnedthemon" is correct. (them = the lights) • "They turned on them” (INCORRECT). • I wroteitdown. (Correct). • I wrote down it (INCORRECT). So if the direct object is a pronoun, it MUST go between the verb and the particle

  6. Some Transitive phrasal verbs MUST be separated and some are inseparable • Even though they are usually separated, a small group of transitive verbs must be separated: E.g. Keep your jacket on. Not: Keep on your jacket. Ask Sara out. Not: Ask out Sara Ask John over. Not: Ask over John FOR A LIST OF INSEPERABLE TRANSITIVE PHRASAL VERBS –REFER TO APPENDIX 18 P 1-6

  7. Note that… In transitive phrasal verbs: -When the noun object is part of a long phrase, we do not separate the verb and the particle: E.g. I filled out the form from the Sterling Property Management. NOT:I filled the form from the Sterling Property Management out

  8. Intransitive Phrasal Verbs • Intransitive phrasal verbs • 1) DO NOT take an object. • 2) Always inseparable: Catch on = become popular Get a head = make progress Show up = appear Sit down = take a seat

  9. Remember • Learn to rely on your intuition when deciding whether a phrasal verb is separable or inseparable Try this: Bring change about (=make happen) Bringabout change Which one do you think makes more sense when you pronounce it?

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