• What are phrasal verbs?CAE 5
• 1. A phrasal verb is a verb plus a preposition or adverb which creates a meaning different from the original verb.
• Example:
• I ran into my teacher at the movies last night. RUN + INTO = MEET
• He ran away when he was 15. RUN + AWAY = LEAVE HOME
• Example:
• I made up the story. "STORY" IS THE OBJECT OF "MAKE UP"
• 4. Some transitive phrasal verbs are separable. The object is placed between the verb and the preposition. In this Phrasal Verb Dictionary, separable phrasal verbs are marked by placing a * between the verb and the preposition / adverb.
• Example:
• I talked my mother into letting me borrow the car.
• She looked the phone number up.
• 5. Some transitive phrasal verbs are inseparable. The object is placed after the preposition. In this Phrasal Verb Dictionary, inseparable phrasal verbs are marked by placing a + after the preposition / adverb.
• Example:
• I ran into an old friend yesterday.
• They are looking into the problem.
• 6. Some transitive phrasal verbs can take an object in both places. In this Phrasal Verb Dictionary, such phrasal verbs are marked with both * and + .
• Example:
• I looked the number up in the phone book.
• I looked up the number in the phone book.
• 7. WARNING! Although many phrasal verbs can take an object in both places, you must put the object between the verb and the preposition if the object is a pronoun.
• Example:
• I looked the number up in the phone book.
• I looked up the number in the phone book.
• I looked it up in the phone book. CORRECT
• I looked up it in the phone book. INCORRECT