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Verbs with adverbs (phrasal verbs) start learning
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A phrasal verb is a verb + adverb, e.g. go away.
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We went away for two weeks. We only came back yesterday. these phrasal verbs have no object. start learning
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Sometimes the meaning of a phrasal verb is clear from of the verb and adverb, e.g. go away, come back.
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I'm sure I wrote down the address, but I think I threw away the piece of paper. These phrasal verbs have an object, e.g. wrote down the address. start learning
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Sometimes the meaning of a phrasal verb is clear from of the verb and adverb, e.g. write down, throw away.
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The plan didn't come off. I'm afraid it fell through. These phrasal verbs have no object start learning
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Sometimes the verb + adverb has a special meaning, e.g. here come off, fall through. come off = succeded; fall through = not succeded
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Mr Gray doesn't want to give up smoking but he's cutting down the number of cigarettes he smokes. These phrasal verbs have an object start learning
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Sometimes the verb + adverb has a special meaning, e.g. give up, cut down. give up = stop; cut down = reduce.
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Some other examples of phrasal verbs: start learning
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call off, carry on, fall down, find out, get up, go away, make up, pick up, put down, put up, set off, sit down, take off, wash up, work out.
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Phrasal verbs with an object start learning
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If the object of a phrasal verb is a noun, the adverb can come before or after it.
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The young people picked up the litter. A lorry took away all the bottles. start learning
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If the object of a phrasal verb is a noun, the adverb can come before the object.
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The young people picked the litter up. A lorry took all the bottles away. start learning
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If the object of a phrasal verb is a noun, the adverb can come after it.
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The young people picked up the litter left by the crowd. A lorry took away all the bottles they found. start learning
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If the object is long, then the adverb comes in front of it. e.g. the litter left by the crowd.
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What about the litter? The young people picked it up. Who took the bottles? A lorry took them away. start learning
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If the object is a pronoun, the adverb always comes after it.
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A prepositional verb is a verb + preposition, e.g. decide on.
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We finally decided on a holiday in Morocco. start learning
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We had to wait for the plane. start learning
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Can I look at your photos? start learning
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Some other examples of prepositional verbs: start learning
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agree with, arrive at, ask for, believe in, belong to, deal with, depend on, hope for, insist on, laugh at, listen to, look after, look for, pay for, send for, talk about.
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We paid back the money. We paid the money back. The money was paid back. If a phrasal verb has an object, the adverb can come before or after it. We normally stress the adverb. start learning
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Some examples of adverbs in phrasal verbs: start learning
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about, away, back, by, down, in, off, on, out, over, past, round, through, to, under, up.
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We paid for the flat. The flat was paid for. A prepositional verb always has an object. The object comes after the preposition. We do not normally stress the preposition. start learning
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Some examples of prepositions in prepositional verbs: start learning
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about, after, at, for, from, in, into, like, of, off, on, to, with.
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Phrasal-prepositional verbs start learning
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A phrasal-prepositional verb is a verb+ adverb + preposition, e.g. do away with.
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I say we should do away with this unfair fax. start learning
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Let's hurry up and get on with the job. start learning
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I hope you won't go back on your promise now. start learning
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Don't let Mr Barnes in on our secret! start learning
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I'm really looking forward to our holiday. start learning
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Why do you put up with all this noise? start learning
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Watch out for cows in the road along here! start learning
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