Phrasal verbs: usually two-word phrases consisting of :
- verb + adverb
- verb + preposition.
They’re mainly used in spoken English and informal texts. There are no rules that might explain how phrasal verbs are formed correctly – all you can do is look them up in a good dictionary and study their meanings.
There are two types of phrasal verbs:
1. Separable phrasal verbs are transitive (they can take a direct object), and the direct object can separate the verb and the preposition or adverb. There’s no way to identify it as separable. If you’re NOT SURE , look up the meaning and usage in a good dictionary.
Ex: She put on the skirt ————She put the skirt on ————- She put it on.
2. Inseparable phrasal verbs can be transitive, that is that they can take a direct object, but they can’t have the direct object in the middle of the phrasal verb.
There’s no way to tell if a phrasal verb is inseparable. If you’re unsure, look it up in the dictionary and find some examples.
Ex: Before the test, let’s go over the topic of phrasal verbs.
So let’s start our serie of phrasal verb with GET.(They’re all INSEPARABLE)
Study TIP: When studying phrasal verb use your own example sentences and never ever study phrasal verbs alone, always in context.!!!