Grammar 1
What is a phrasal verb?
Two words that together act as a completely new word.
burn out
get very exhausted
switch off
turn off
dry up
get dry
pull up
to arrive
You can translate phrasal verbs directly and it will make sense.
True or False?
False
set up
establish/start a business
hang up
stop the call
go up
increase
come good
turn out good
What is the structure of a phrasal verb?
verb+preposition or an adverb
lay off
dismiss/fire
speak up
speak louder
give up
stop doing/trying something
knock off
to finish work
What are the two types of transitive phrasal verbs?
separable and inseparable
turn down smth.
reject/ say no
cut off
get interrupted, lose connection
look after
take care
crack on
to continue
How do you know which is separable and which is inseparable?
just by memory
fill in
substitute sb.
get through
manage to reach
pass on
to transfer/give something
go off
to get angry or become very lively