niedziela, 2 grudnia 2007

Phrasal Verbs

Phrasal verbs are apostrophes, which meaning is always hard to guees, even we know all words which the phrasal verb contains. ;) Most of us have many problems with it so I give you something which can help you at learning. :)


  • Firstly a short film of using phrasal verbs - to GET





  • some examples begins from letter A :




act
up

no object

» Test: act




misbehave (for people)





"The babysitter had
a difficult time.
The children acted
up
all evening."


act
up

no object

» Test: act




not work properly (for machines)





"I guess I'd better
take my motorcycle
to the garage. It's been
acting up
lately."


act
like

inseparable

» Test: act




behave in a way that's like





"What's wrong with
John? He's acting
like
an idiot."

Note: This phrasal
verb is very informal.


add
up

no object

» Test: add




logically fit together





"His theory is hard
to believe, but his
research adds up."

Note: This phrasal
verb is often negative.

"His theory seems,
at first, to be plausible,
but the facts in his
research don't add up."


add
up

separable

» Test: add




find the total





"What's the total
of those bills?
Could you add
them up and see?"












add up to
inseparable

» Test: add




to total





"The bills add up
to
$814.63.
That's more than
I expected!"



ask
out

separable

» Test: ask




ask for a date





"Marry has a
new boy friend.
Tom asked her
out last night."



add
on

separable

» Test: add




include





7 % will be added
on
to your bill as
a service charge



answer
back

inseparable

» Test: answer




defend yourself using words





It`s wrong to write
things like that
about people who
can`t answer back



answer
back

separable

» Test: answer




reply rudely





When I asked who
had broken my
calculator Jerry
answered me back
that he didn`t

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