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Verbs with adverbs (phrasal verbs) Lernen beginnen
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A phrasal verb is a verb + adverb, e.g. go away.
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We went away for two weeks. We only came back yesterday. these phrasal verbs have no object. Lernen beginnen
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Sometimes the meaning of a phrasal verb is clear from of the verb and adverb, e.g. go away, come back.
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I'm sure I wrote down the address, but I think I threw away the piece of paper. These phrasal verbs have an object, e.g. wrote down the address. Lernen beginnen
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Sometimes the meaning of a phrasal verb is clear from of the verb and adverb, e.g. write down, throw away.
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The plan didn't come off. I'm afraid it fell through. These phrasal verbs have no object Lernen beginnen
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Sometimes the verb + adverb has a special meaning, e.g. here come off, fall through. come off = succeded; fall through = not succeded
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Mr Gray doesn't want to give up smoking but he's cutting down the number of cigarettes he smokes. These phrasal verbs have an object Lernen beginnen
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Sometimes the verb + adverb has a special meaning, e.g. give up, cut down. give up = stop; cut down = reduce.
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Some other examples of phrasal verbs: Lernen beginnen
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call off, carry on, fall down, find out, get up, go away, make up, pick up, put down, put up, set off, sit down, take off, wash up, work out.
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Phrasal verbs with an object Lernen beginnen
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If the object of a phrasal verb is a noun, the adverb can come before or after it.
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The young people picked up the litter. A lorry took away all the bottles. Lernen beginnen
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If the object of a phrasal verb is a noun, the adverb can come before the object.
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The young people picked the litter up. A lorry took all the bottles away. Lernen beginnen
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If the object of a phrasal verb is a noun, the adverb can come after it.
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The young people picked up the litter left by the crowd. A lorry took away all the bottles they found. Lernen beginnen
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If the object is long, then the adverb comes in front of it. e.g. the litter left by the crowd.
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What about the litter? The young people picked it up. Who took the bottles? A lorry took them away. Lernen beginnen
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If the object is a pronoun, the adverb always comes after it.
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A prepositional verb is a verb + preposition, e.g. decide on.
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We finally decided on a holiday in Morocco. Lernen beginnen
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We had to wait for the plane. Lernen beginnen
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Can I look at your photos? Lernen beginnen
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Some other examples of prepositional verbs: Lernen beginnen
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agree with, arrive at, ask for, believe in, belong to, deal with, depend on, hope for, insist on, laugh at, listen to, look after, look for, pay for, send for, talk about.
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We paid back the money. We paid the money back. The money was paid back. If a phrasal verb has an object, the adverb can come before or after it. We normally stress the adverb. Lernen beginnen
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Some examples of adverbs in phrasal verbs: Lernen beginnen
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about, away, back, by, down, in, off, on, out, over, past, round, through, to, under, up.
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We paid for the flat. The flat was paid for. A prepositional verb always has an object. The object comes after the preposition. We do not normally stress the preposition. Lernen beginnen
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Some examples of prepositions in prepositional verbs: Lernen beginnen
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about, after, at, for, from, in, into, like, of, off, on, to, with.
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Phrasal-prepositional verbs Lernen beginnen
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A phrasal-prepositional verb is a verb+ adverb + preposition, e.g. do away with.
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I say we should do away with this unfair fax. Lernen beginnen
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Let's hurry up and get on with the job. Lernen beginnen
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I hope you won't go back on your promise now. Lernen beginnen
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Don't let Mr Barnes in on our secret! Lernen beginnen
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I'm really looking forward to our holiday. Lernen beginnen
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Why do you put up with all this noise? Lernen beginnen
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Watch out for cows in the road along here! Lernen beginnen
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