Phrasal verbs

Phrasal verbs are either separable or

nonseparable

ALUMNO: ELIS TORRES UGAZ

SEPARABLE PHRASAL VERBS

They can be separated by their object

Examples:

I took my shoes off.

I took off my shoes.

NONSEPARABLE PHRASAL VERBS

They can not be separated by their object.

Examples:

He ran into a tree.

He ran a tree into.

Multi-word verbs
Multi-word verbs are verbs that combine with
one or two particles
verbs? (a preposition an adverb).
I'm looking for my keys. Have you seen them?
(verb + preposition)

Literal meaning
Literal meaning
Look at the following example, where the
verb and particle keep their separate literal
meaning.
He looked up and saw a plane.

Non-literal meaning
Non-literal meaning
Sometimes the addition of the creates a
multi-word verb that has a different
meaning.
He looked up all the new words in the
dictionary.

The meaning of particles

Some particles can have a general meaning
when combined with a certain group of
verbs. For example. the particle round can
be used to give the meaning of visiting
someone informaIly.

references
Phrasal Verbs and Idioms upper intermediate
by Graham Workman
The ultimate phrasal verb book by Carl w.
Hart 2009