Transitive and intransitive phrasal verbs.

PHRASAL VERB

A phrasal verb is a combination of a verb and preposition, a verb and an adverb, or a verb with both an adverb and a preposition.

A phrasal verb has a meaning which is different from the original verb.

The adverb or preposition that follows the verb are sometimes called a particle. The particle changes the meaning of the phrasal verb in idiomatic ways.

Transitive and intransitive phrasal verbs

Phrasal verbs also differ in their transitivity or intransitivity in the same way as normal verbs do. A transitive verb always has an object.

For example:-

• “Many people walked across the bridge.”

"Across" in this sentence is the preposition to "the bridge".

An intransitive verb does not have an object.

For example:-

• “When I entered the room he looked up.”

"Up" here is an adverb, and does not have an object.

Separable or inseparable phrasal verbs

A further way of considering phrasal verbs is whether they are separable or inseparable. In inseparable verbs, the object comes after the particle.

For example:-

• "She got on the bus ."
• "On weekdays, we look after our grandchildren."

Separable verbs have several ways of separating verb, particle and object. Usually, the object comes between verb and particle.

For example:-

• "She looked up the word in her dictionary."
• "She looked it up in her dictionary."

However, with some separable verbs, the object can come before or after the particle.

For example:-

• "Switch the light off."
• "Switch off the light."
• "Switch it off."

Complete the sentences.

1. Don't smoke in the forest. Fires [pic 1]easily at this time of the year.
2. I [pic 2]seeing my friends again.
3. I'm afraid; we have [pic 3]of apple juice. Will an orange juice do?
4. Your website has helped me a lot to [pic 4]the good work.
5. A friend of mine has [pic 5]her wedding.
6. His mother can't [pic 6]his terrible behavior anymore.
7. As an excuse for being late, she [pic 7]a whole story.
8. I got [pic 8]by his enthusiasm.
9. I just cannot [pic 9]my mobile. I always keep it with me.
10. she was very sad because her father [pic 10]last week
11. Don't smoke in the forest. Fires break out[pic 11] easily at this time of the year.
12. I look forward to[pic 12] seeing my friends again.
13. I'm afraid; we have run out[pic 13] of apple juice. Will an orange juice do?
14. Your website has helped me a lot to keep up[pic 14] the good work.
15. A friend of mine has called off[pic 15] her wedding.
16. His mother can't put up with[pic 16] his terrible behavior anymore.
17. As an excuse for being late, she made up[pic 17] a whole story.
18. I got carried away[pic 18] by his enthusiasm.
19. I just cannot do without[pic 19] my mobile. I always keep it with me.
20. she was very sad because her father passed away[pic 20] last week.

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gerund and infinitive constructions

Infinitive Constructions

After a schooltrip to London, the pupils tell their parents what they have seen and done.

Complete the sentences using infinitive constructions. Remember that the verb before the Infinitive Construction must be in Simple Past. The first sentence is given as an example.

1. On our first day in London, our guide told us what to do in London.
2. She showed us where to catch the nearest bus or underground.
3. We also learned how to buy tickets for the London underground.
4. On our second day, we did not know whether to go on a sight-seeing tour.
5. We asked our guide where to get tickets for the sight-seeing tours.
6. She explained where to find the tour guides and how much to pay for a sight-seeing tour.
7. On the sight-seeing tour we found out how to hop off and on the busses to see as much of London as possible.
8. We soon knew which bus to wait for at the stop.
9. We only wondered what to visit first.

http://www.e-grammar.org/infinitive-gerund/test1-exercise1/

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