Transcript Phrasal Verbs

BBI 2409
ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC
PURPOSES
PHRASAL VERBS
2, 2012/2013 PJJ, UPM
BY DORIS TAY
PHRASAL VERBS
A phrasal verb has 2 parts:
1) a verb
2) and a preposition
E.g. take away, get away, take up
*often a phrasal verb has a special
meaning
EXAMPLES
Show
up
Show
off
Show
around
arrive/come
brag/show how great you are
to familiarize someone with a new
place
SOMETIMES PHRASAL VERBS HAVE AN
OBJECT
What?
Or
Who?
AFTER IT TO ANSWER:
EXAMPLES
1. Mary drops off her children at 8:00a.m. everyday.
Drop off = phrasal verb
WHO does she drop off?
Her children = object (N)
2. Daniel wanted to get healthy, so he decided to give
up smoking.
Give up = phrasal verb
WHAT did he give up?
Smoking = object (N)
THINK
Where can an OBJECT
of a phrasal verb
appear?
An OBJECT of a phrasal verb can appear:
1. After the phrasal verb:
They turned up the volume.
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.
EXAMPLES
Call off
1. He called off the wedding.
2. He called the wedding off.
3. He called it off.
REVISION
Tried on
Call off
1. She tried on her new
dress.
2. They called off the games
due to rain.
ANSWER
1. She tried on her new dress.
I. She tried her new dress on.
II. She tried it on.
2. They called off the games due to rain.
I. They called the games off due to rain.
II. They called them off.