{"id":6349,"date":"2017-04-05T17:58:38","date_gmt":"2017-04-05T15:58:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=6349"},"modified":"2021-10-11T09:27:21","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T07:27:21","slug":"separable-phrasal-verbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2017\/04\/separable-phrasal-verbs\/","title":{"rendered":"Separable Phrasal Verbs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Phrasal Verbs (Splitting)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Some verbs are\u00a0<strong>two part<\/strong>\u00a0verbs .They consist of a\u00a0<strong>verb\u00a0<\/strong>and a\u00a0<strong>particle<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>grow + up<br \/>\nThe children are growing up.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Often this gives the verb a\u00a0<strong>new meaning<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>take + after<br \/>\nShe takes after her mother<br \/>\n= She looks like her mother, or She behaves like her mother.<\/li>\n<li>count + on<br \/>\nI can always count on my friend.<br \/>\n= I know I can trust him, or I know I can believe him.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Some\u00a0<strong>transitive\u00a0<\/strong>(verbs with object) two part verbs have\u00a0<strong>only one\u00a0<\/strong>pattern:<\/p>\n<p><strong>N (subject) + V + p + N (object)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>[Note: N = noun; V = verb; p = particle]<\/em><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>N (Subject)<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0Verb<\/td>\n<td>Particle<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0N (Object)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>She<br \/>\nI<br \/>\nMy father<\/td>\n<td>takes<br \/>\ncan count<br \/>\ncomes<\/td>\n<td>after<br \/>\non<br \/>\nfrom<\/td>\n<td>her mother<br \/>\nmy friend<br \/>\nMadrid<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Some transitive two part verbs are\u00a0<strong>phrasal verbs<\/strong>. Phrasal verbs have\u00a0<strong>two different patterns<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The usual pattern is:<strong>N + V + N + p<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>N (Subject)<\/td>\n<td>Verb<\/td>\n<td>(N) Object<\/td>\n<td>Particle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>She<br \/>\nHe<br \/>\nDad<\/td>\n<td>put<br \/>\nturned<br \/>\nwill pick<\/td>\n<td>the toys<br \/>\nthe lights<br \/>\nmy mom<\/td>\n<td>away<br \/>\noff<br \/>\nup<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<ul>\n<li>But sometimes these verbs have the pattern:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>N (subject) + V + p + N (object)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>N (Subject)<\/td>\n<td>Verb<\/td>\n<td>Particle<\/td>\n<td>N (Object)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>She<br \/>\nHe<br \/>\nDad<\/td>\n<td>put<br \/>\nturned<br \/>\nwill pick<\/td>\n<td>away<br \/>\noff<br \/>\nup<\/td>\n<td>the toys<br \/>\nthe lights<br \/>\nmy mom<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>When the object is a\u00a0<strong>personal pronoun<\/strong>, these verbs always have the pattern:<\/p>\n<p><strong>N + V +N + p:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">She put away it.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>She put <strong>it<\/strong> away.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">He turned off them.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>He turned<strong> them <\/strong>off.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">Dad will pick up her.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>My dad will pick <strong>her<\/strong> up.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Phrasal verbs are nearly always made up of a\u00a0<strong>transitive verb\u00a0<\/strong>and a\u00a0<strong>particle<\/strong>.\u00a0<strong>Common Separable verbs\u00a0<\/strong>with their most frequent particles are:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table width=\"723\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Phrasal Verb<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Meaning<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Example Sentence<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>call (something) off<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>cancel<\/td>\n<td>It rained heavily \u00a0so they\u00a0<strong>called the game off.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>cheer (someone) up<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>make a sad person feel happy<\/td>\n<td>My friend was sad about not getting the job, so I was with her to\u00a0<strong>cheer her up.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>do (something) over<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>repeat a task<\/td>\n<td>You didn\u2019t do this assignment correctly. You have to\u00a0<strong>do it over.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>figure (something) out<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>understand, find a solution<\/td>\n<td>Could you help me with this math problem? I can\u2019t\u00a0<strong>figure it out.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>let (someone) down<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>disappoint another person<\/td>\n<td>She really\u00a0<strong>let me down<\/strong>\u00a0when she forgot my birthday.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>put (something) away<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>put something in the correct place<\/td>\n<td>After you\u2019re done reading those magazines, please\u00a0<strong>put them away.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>put (something) off<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>delay, postpone, procrastinate<\/td>\n<td>I know I should work on this project, but it\u2019s difficult so I keep\u00a0<strong>putting it off.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>spell (something) out<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>describe carefully and clearly in detail<\/td>\n<td>It\u2019s my first day at this new job, so you\u2019ll need to\u00a0<strong>spell everything out<\/strong>\u00a0for me.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>try (something) on<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>wear a piece of clothing temporarily to see if it\u2019s the correct size<\/td>\n<td>I really like these shoes. Can I\u00a0<strong>try them on?<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>turn (someone\/something) down<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>reject or refuse<\/td>\n<td>She got a job offer from a big company, but she\u00a0<strong>turned it down<\/strong>\u00a0to pursue a career in music.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>write (something) down<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>write something on paper<\/td>\n<td>Could you tell me your e-mail address again? I didn\u2019t\u00a0<strong>write it down.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Phrasal Verbs (Splitting) Some verbs are\u00a0two part\u00a0verbs .They consist of a\u00a0verb\u00a0and a\u00a0particle: grow + up The children are growing up. 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