Phrasal Verb
Modul ke:
A phrasal verb is a verb followed by a preposition or an adverb; the
combination creates a meaning different from the original verb alone.
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What is a phrasal verb?
• A phrasal verb is a verb followed by a
preposition or an adverb; the combination
creates a
meaning different from the original verb alone.
Example :
To get = to obtain
To get together = to meet
I need to get a new battery for my
camera.
Why don’t we all get together for lunch one
day?
Transitive and Intransitive Phrasal verbs :
• Some phrasal verbs are transitive. (A
transitive verb always has an object.)
Example : I made up an excuse. ('Excuse' is the
object of the verb.)
• Some phrasal verbs are intransitive . (An
intransitive verb does not have an object.)
Example : My car broke down.
Separable or Inseparable Phrasal Verbs :
• Some transitive phrasal verbs are separable. (The object is
between the verb and the preposition.)
Example : I looked the word up in the dictionary.
• Some transitive phrasal verbs are inseparable. (The object is
placed after the preposition.)
Example : I will look into the matter as soon as possible.
• Some transitive phrasal verbs can take an object in both
places.
Example : I picked up the book.
I picked the book up.
• However, if the object is a pronoun, it must be placed between
the verb and the preposition.
Example : I picked it up.
Separable Phrasal Verbs
• The object may come after the following phrasal verbs or it
may separate the two parts:
•
You have to do this paint job over.
•
You have to do over this paint job.
• When the object of the following phrasal verbs is a pronoun,
the two parts of the phrasal verb must be separated:
•
You have to do it over.
Examples:
Verb
Meaning
Example
blow up
explode
The terrorists tried to blow up the railroad
station.
bring up
mention a
topic
My mother brought up that little matter of my
prison record again.
bring up
raise children
It isn't easy to bring up children nowadays.
call off
cancel
They called off this afternoon's meeting
do over
repeat a job
Do this homework over.
fill out
complete a
form
Fill out this application form and mail it in.
Inseparable Phrasal Verbs (Transitive)
• With the following phrasal verbs, the lexical part of the verb
(the part of the phrasal verb that carries the "verb-meaning")
cannot be separated from the prepositions (or other parts)
that accompany it: "Who will look after my estate when I'm
gone?"
Examples:
Verb
Meaning
Example
call on
ask to recite in class The teacher called on students in the back row.
call on (2)
visit
The old minister continued to call on his sick
parishioners.
get over
recover from
sickness or
disappointment
I got over the flu, but I don't know if I'll ever get over
my broken heart.
go over
review
The students went over the material before the
exam. They should have gone over it twice.
go through
use up; consume
They country went through most of its coal reserves
in one year. Did he go through all his money
already?
look after
take care of
My mother promised to look after my dog while I
was gone.
Three-Word Phrasal Verbs (Transitive)
•
With the following phrasal verbs, you will find three parts: "My brother
dropped out of school before he could graduate."
Examples:
Verb
Meaning
Example
break in interrupt (a
on
conversation)
I was talking to Mom on the phone when the
operator broke in on our call.
catch up
keep abreast
with
After our month-long trip, it was time to catch up
with the neighbors and the news around town.
check up examine,
on
investigate
The boys promised to check up on the condition of
the summer house from time to time.
to contribute
come up
(suggestion,
with
money)
After years of giving nothing, the old parishioner was
able to come up with a thousand-dollar donation.
Exercise
Choose the right answer:
1. Would you ____ my dog for me this weekend? {look, look up, look after}
2. My neighbour _____ eggs yesterday. {ran, ran out of, ran into}
3. John_____his leg at the baseball game. {broke, broke down, broke off]
4. Our boss_____our meeting until next week. {put, put off, put down}
5. Could you______the music while I'm on the phone. {turn, turn out, turn around}
6. I don't______my new science teacher. {get up, get on with, get over}
7. We both_____meeting your new girlfriend. {look, look up, look forward to}
8. My car_____on the highway today. {broke down, broke way, broke off}
9. It will be easier to read if you_____the lights. {switch, switch on, switch over}
10. I have to______to the finish line and back. {run away, run out of, run}
Daftar Pustaka
1. Understanding English Grammar by Martha Kolln. 4rth
Edition.
2. MacMillan Publishing Company: New York. 1994. **The
section on uses of “To be” in passive constructions is based
on information in Grammar Dimensions: Form, Meaning, and
Use, #3 2nd Ed. by Jan Frodesen and Janet Eyring. Heinle &
Heinle: Boston. 1997. Examples are our own.
3. Understanding and Using English Grammar, 4th Edition
4. http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/adjectives.htm
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