Classroom activity

Two word verbs or phrasal verbs.

Verb plus preposition

What are phrasal verbs?

1.- A phrasal verb is a verb plus a preposition or adverb which creates a meaning different from the original verb.

Example:

I ran into my teacher at the movies last night. RUN + INTO = MEET

He ran away when he was 15. RUN + AWAY = LEAVE HOME

2.- Some phrasal verbs are intransitive. An intransitive verb cannot be followed by an object.

Example:

He suddenly showed up. " SHOW UP" CANNOT TAKE AN OBJECT.

3.- Some phrasal verbs are transitive. A transitive verb can be followed by an object.

Example:

I made up the story. " STORY" IS THE OBJECT OF "MAKE UP"

4.- Some transitive phrasal verbs are separable. The object is placed between the verb and the preposition.

Example:

I talked my mother into letting me borrow the car.

She looked the phone number up.

5.- Some transitive phrasal verbs are inseparable. The object is placed after the verb and

the preposition.

Example:

I ran into an old friend yesterday.

They are looking into the problem.

6.- Some transitive phrasal verbs can take an object in both places.

Example:

I looked the number up in the phono book.

I looked up the number in the phone book.