... (pl., g. -
ок).
1. FOCUS ON: separable and nonseparable
phrasal verbs
Phrasal verbs are either separable or nonseparable. Unfortunately, there is no rule that will help
you to look at a phrasal ...
phrasal verb has two objects:
She put a
blanket on.
She put on a
blanket.
She put a blanket on the bed.
She put on a blanket the bed.
Nonseparable phrasal...
... did Sally do?
2. FOCUS ON: phrasal verbs and do, does, and
did
Like ordinary verbs, phrasal verbs form negatives and questions with do, does, and
did.
Present tense questions
In the present ... them.
You won the lottery? You're putting me on!
Don't put me on — tell me the truth.
put -on n. Something done with the intention of fooling or deceiving p...
... tense -ing form past tense past participle
get on
get on & gets on getting on got on gotten
l
got on
1. get on p.v. When you move your body toward something and stand, sit, or lie on it, ...
present tense -ing form past tense past participle
look down on
look down on & looks down on looking down on looked down on looked down on
1. look down on...
... which way to go — one path went off to the left, the other to the right.
go on
go on & goes on going on went on gone on
1. go on p.v. When an electrical device or system goes on, it begins ...
20. FOCUS ON: phrasal verbs followed by the
-ing
form
Some phrasal verbs can be followed by the -ing form of verbs:
He ended up
staying home.
She lies around do...
... million bonus even though the company had lost money that year and 4,000
workers had been laid off.
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34. FOCUS ON: pronunciation of two -and three-
word phrasal verbs, 2
As we saw in Sections ... unless the phrasal verb is a
nonseparable, transitive, two-word phrasal verb — then accent the verb. Remember that
some verbs can be both transitive and intransitive:
Nons...
... forty-one. I wish he'd settle down and raise a family.
step on
step on & steps on stepping on stepped on stepped on
1. step on p.v. When you step on something, you place your foot on ... a second particle when they are used transitively, which makes them three-
word phrasal verbs.
Although these phrasal verbs have a three-word version, they remain class...
... In general,
adverbs are placed like ordinary one-word verbs with the exception of nonseparable phrasal
verbs, which also allow for the placement of adverbs between the verb and the particle. ... _______________________________________________________
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17. FOCUS ON: adverbs and phrasal verbs
Adverbs are words that modify verbs. Many adverbs end with -ly, for example...
... go, and so on,
emphasize the movement from one location to another.
It is very common to use the adverbs right and back with get phrasal verbs. To review
the adverb right, see Sections 19 and ... very kind and generous. He _____ ______ ______ helping other people.
42. FOCUS ON: phrasal verbs with
get,
1
Many phrasal verbs are based on the verb get, and it is...
... line.
31. FOCUS ON:
phrasal verbs and gerund subjects
As we saw in Section 16, gerunds — verbs in the
-& apos;ing
form that function as nouns —
can serve as the objects of many phrasal verbs. ... them
when you're driving.
32. FOCUS ON: phrasal verbs with the particle
out
The particle out is used in many phrasal verbs and has many meanings. Among th...
... leave.
hit on hit on & hits on hitting on hit on hit on
1. hit on p.v. When you think of an interesting idea or a solution to a problem, you hit on
it.
/ think I've hit on a way to ...
person who assigned the work, you hand it in or hand it in to that person. Turn in is similar
to hand in.
The tests must be handed in no later than 11:00.
He finished his inve...