SEPARABLE AND INSEPARABLE PHRASAL VERBS
SEPARABLE AND INSEPARABLE
PHRASAL VERBS
A phrasal verb is a verb combined
with a preposition or adverb (or both) that means something different from each
of the words that make up the verb. There are two types of phrasal verbs.
Separable phrasal verbs can be broken up by other words, while inseparable
phrasal verbs cannot be separated by other words.
Separable Phrasal Verbs
You can insert other words into
the middle of a separable phrasal verb. Consider the following example, using
the phrasal verb take
back:
I need to take back the shirt I lent you.
Where’s that shirt I lent you? I need to take it back .
Inseparable
Phrasal Verbs
Inseparable phrasal verbs can be
transitive (i.e., they can take a direct object), but you can’t insert that
direct object into the middle of the phrasal verb. In other words, they can’t
be separated, thus their name. Consider the following examples:
If you focus your education solely on one area, you’ll have nothing
to fall back on if you change your mind.
Each child should have at least one older child to look up
to .
What does i.e. stand for ? It stands for id est, or
that is.
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