Phrasal Verbs and other multi-word verbs
Phrasal verbs are part of a large group of verbs called "multi-word verbs". Phrasal verbs and other multi-word verbs are an important part of the English language. Multi-word verbs, including phrasal verbs, are very common, especially in spoken English. A multi-word verb is a verb like "pick up", "turn on" or "get on with". For convenience, many people refer to all multi-word verbs as phrasal verbs. These verbs consist of a basic verb + another word or words. The other word(s) can be prepositions and/or adverbs. The two or three words that make up multi-word verbs form a short "phrase" - which is why these verbs are often all called "phrasal verbs".
The important thing to remember is that a multi-word verb is still a verb. "Get" is a verb. "Get up", is also a verb, a different verb. "Get" and "get up" are two different verbs. They do not have the same meaning. So you should treat each multi-word verb as a separate verb, and learn it like any other verb. Look at these examples. You can see that there are three types of multi-word verb:
| single-word verb | look | direct your eyes in a certain direction | You must look before you leap. | |
| multi-word verbs | prepositional verbs | look after | take care of | Who is looking after the baby? |
| phrasal verbs | look up | search for and find information in a reference book | You can look up my number in the telephone directory. | |
| phrasal-prepositional verbs | look forward to | anticipate with pleasure | I look forward to meeting you. | |
In this lesson we look at the three types of multi-word verbs, including phrasal verbs, followed by a quiz to check your understanding:
- Phrasal Verbs
- Prepositional Verbs
- Phrasal-prepositional Verbs
- Phrasal Verbs Quiz
Like many grammar books, we divide multi-word verbs into:
- prepositional verbs
- phrasal verbs
- phrasal-prepositional verbs
Phrasal Verbs Reference
Hundreds of phrasal verbs listed in EnglishClub's language reference. With definitions, example sentences, quizzes and answers.
1000 Phrasal Verbs in Context is a self-study guide for intermediate to advanced students. It contains 1,000 phrasal verbs with 2,000 example sentences plus 1,000 quiz questions and answers.
Designed to help learners of English improve their knowledge of phrasal verbs, this e-book can be used as a self-study guide by learners, or the material can be used by teachers in class.
- 1000 Phrasal Verbs
- 2000 example sentences
- 1000 quiz questions
- with answers
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