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Phrasal Verbs
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Outline
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Definition/Combinations
Types of Phrasal Verbs
Use of Phrasal Verbs
Meaning
Exercises/Translation
Sources
I.
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Definition/Combinations
Consist of two (three) words
Phrasal Verb
Adverb
Preposition
Adverb + Preposition
turn down
eat into
put up with
- reject/refuse (an offer)
- reduce (noise)
- use up a part of sth
- destroy/damage sth
accept sb/sth that is
annoying/unpleasant
Preposition vs. Adverb particle
She is into your boyfriend.
Look out! There is a car coming.
Please look after your sister.
We arranged to meet at 7.30, but she
never turned up.
preposition
object
Preposition + Adverb Particle:
I don‘t get on with him very well.
May I take you up on your offer to put me up for the night?
(to question sb about sth, because you don’t agree)
II.
Types of Phrasal Verbs
1. Transitive
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The boss had to put off the meeting.
Unfortunately, my offer was turned down.
 Require object!
separable
inseparable
They called the deal off.
They called off the deal.
I ran into Joe yesterday.
*I ran Joe into yesterday.
Object can go before or after
the particle!
2. Intransitive
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Most pupils don‘t like to get up early.
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He was late for school because his car broke down.
 Don‘t require an object!
3. Transitive & Intransitive
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More than one meaning
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She took off her coat. (object)  transitive
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The plane took off at 7 pm. (adverb of time)  intransitive
III. Use of Phrasal Verbs
Usually used in informal context instead of the sophisticated &
formal equivalent
continue
arrive
interrupt
understand
= carry on
= turn up
= break in
= make out
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Meaning established through the combination of verb & particle
Those repair bills have really eaten into my savings.
 to use up a part of sth, especially sb’s money or time
 not literally e a t
They called off the search for evidence.
 finish/cancel
 not literally c a l l
IV. Meaning
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1.
Same verb + different particle = different
phrasal verb & different meaning
Look
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I can look after myself. (to be responsible)
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Sometimes I look back on my childhood. (reflect on sth)
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She looks down on people who haven‘t been to college.
(to think that you are better than sb/sth)
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I‘m looking forward to the weekend.
(excited about sth)
I get along with her.
GET
Get out of the room!
She can‘t get over her shyness.
He will get into trouble
with the police.
You have to get up when the
teacher comes into the classroom.
What time did you get back last
night?
I wish I could get rid of
headache
my
2.
Single Phrasal Verb  different
meanings
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I will pick you up at 10 pm. (collect sb)
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She picked up some Spanish when she was
living in Mexico. (get information)
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She didn‘t waste time feeling sorry for herself –
she just picked herself up and carried on. (stand up again)
V. Exercises/Translation
a) Da konnte sie nicht mithalten.
She couldn‘t keep up with that.
b) Als Peter während des Urlaubs das Geld ausging,
bot ihm sein Freund an, ihm auszuhelfen.
When Peter ran out of money on holiday,
his friend offered to help him out.
c) Er war schwer von ihr enttäuscht worden.
He had been let down badly by her.
d) Sie hat ihn verpetzt.
She told on him.
e) Besuch uns mal!
Drop in on us some time!
f) Lass uns die gute Arbeit fortführen.
Let us carry on the good work.
g) Wir machen da weiter, wo wir das letzte
Mal aufgehört haben.
We pick up where we left off last time.
h) Hat sich Martha von ihrer Krankheit schon erholt?
Has Martha got over her illness yet?
Sources
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Alexander, L. G. Longman English Grammar. London:
Longman, 2001. 152-158.
Greenbaum, Sydney. The Oxford Reference Grammar. A
readable and up-to-date guide to modern English Grammar.
Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press, 2000. 270 – 277.
Side, R. Phrasal verbs: sorting them out. ELT Journal (44/2),
1990. 144-152.
Swan, Michael. Practical English Usage. 2nd Edition. Oxford:
Oxford UP, 1995.14-15./ 611-612.
Unknown. Prepositional Verbs and Phrasal Verbs.
http://www.miguelmllop.com/grammars/mygrammar/adpreps.pdf
. 11.10.2012.
Wehmeier, Sally (Ed.). Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary of
Current English. Seventh Edition. Oxford, New York: Oxford
University Press, 2005.