phrasal verbs.ppt^
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PHRASAL VERBS
• The phrasal verbs or "verbs compounds" are a very particular aspect of English and often causes confusion among people who are learning the language.
• The phrasal verbs are idiomatic expressions that are formed by combining verbs with prepositions or adverbs. This results in new phrasal verbs with a meaning very different from what the dictionary gives for individual verbs.
• The compound verbs are widely used in both written English and the spoken. There always new phrasal verbs as grammatical structure of these is a very flexible to create new verbs and expressions. Moreover, the same phrasal verb can have several meanings.
EXAMPLES• VERB + PREPOSITION + OBJECTVerb + preposition + object
(transitive verb takes an object) The preposition is placed between the basic verb and object.
• Blowing up the balloons for the party was easy
Adverbial particle + VERB + OBJECT (transitive verb takes an object) 1) If the object is a noun, adverbial particle can be placed after the verb or after the object base.
• The old man gave away his houses.The old man gave his houses away.
• 2) If the object is a pronoun, the adverbial particle is placed at the end.
The oldman gave them away.
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• Verb + adverbial particle + preposition + object (transitive verb takes an object) Adverbial particle is the first and the second is a preposition. It is not possible to insert another word between two particles. Helen ran out without saying goodbye. (Elena ran out without saying goodbye)
• Verb + adverbial particle (intransitive verb is not object) The adverbial particle is placed immediately after the basic verb.Our car broke down yesterday morning.
PREPOSITIONAL VERBS • Prepositional verbs are phrasal verbs that contain a prepositio
n, which is always followed by its nominal object. They are different from inseparable transitive particle verbs, because the object still follows the preposition if it is a pronoun
• Examples:• -On Fridays, we look after our grandchildren. • We look after them. (not *look them after) • The verb can have its own object, which usually precedes the p
reposition:• She helped the boy to an extra portion of potatoes. • with pronouns: She helped him to some. • Prepositional verbs with two prepositions are possible:• We talked to the minister about the crisis.
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María del Carmen Calva Minero
Especialidad:English
Profra: Diana Castañón