Int11 - Unit8 - Phr Vb

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Phrasal Verbs : 

Phrasal Verbs What are they…? How do you use them correctly?

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Phrasal verbs are commonly used in English, so it’s important to learn them! A phrasal verb has 2 parts: 1) a verb 2) and a preposition (at least one) *often a phrasal verb has a special meaning Here are some Examples:

…Examples : 

…Examples Show up = arrive/come Show off = brag/show how great you are Show around = to familiarize someone with a new place Take off = leave a place Take over = to take control of something

Sometimes phrasal verbs have anobject . . . : 

Sometimes phrasal verbs have anobject . . . The object simply answers the question: What? Or Who? Look at the following examples

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1. Cynthia drops off the children at 8:00 each day. Drop off = phrasal verb . . . WHO does she drop off? The children . . . The children = object 2. Carlos wanted to get healthy. So he decided to give up smoking. Give up = phrasal verb . . . WHAT did he give up? Smoking. . . Smoking = object

When a phrasal verb uses an object, the object can occur in 2 locations: (=this is called a separable phrasal verb) : 

When a phrasal verb uses an object, the object can occur in 2 locations: (=this is called a separable phrasal verb) Look at this example: Michael was scheduled to marry Lisa in two days. He should have been excited, but he wasn’t. Instead, he felt . . . Very Very VERY Nervous!!!

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But, a day before the wedding, Michael decided that he had made a BIG mistake! So he called off the wedding! 1. He called off _______________. 2. He called _______________ off. 3. He called _________ off. the wedding the wedding IT

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Poor Lisa!

Grammar Rules: : 

Grammar Rules: An object of a phrasal verb can appear: 1. After the phrasal verb: They turned up the volume. OR . . . 2. In the middle of a phrasal verb: They turned the volume up. 3. But, if the object is a pronoun it must be in the middle. They turned IT up.

Now it’s your turn to do some grammar!What are some other waysto say each sentence below? : 

Now it’s your turn to do some grammar!What are some other waysto say each sentence below? 1. She tried on her new dress. Answer: She tried her new dress on. She tried it on. 2. They called off the games due to rain. Answer: They called the games off due to rain. They called them off.

Good Job! : 

Good Job! Be sure to ask if you still have questions. And remember . . . Don’t GIVE UP!