Separable and Non-Separable Phrasal Vers



A phrasal verb is a verb combined with a preposition or adverb (or both) that means something different from each of the words that make up the verb. There are two types of phrasal verbs. Separable phrasal verbs can be broken up by other words, while inseparable phrasal verbs cannot be separated by other words.

Separable Phrasal Verbs
You can insert other words into the middle of a separable phrasal verb. Consider the following example, using the phrasal verb take back:
ü  I need to take back the shirt I lent you.
ü  Where’s that shirt I lent you? I need to take it back .

However, there is one important thing to remember! If we want to use a pronoun (like him, her, them, us, or it), we must separate the phrasal verb.

For example:

Correct: This is very important information. Please write it down.

Incorrect: This is very important information. Please write down it. 

It's also important to remember that if the object is quite long, we usually do not separate the phrasal verb. 

It is not grammatically incorrect to separate the phrasal verbs in these cases, but it is much clearer for the listener if we do not separate the phrasal verb.

For example:

Clear: Can I use the car? I need to pick up a friend of mine from summer camp at the airport.

Confusing: Can I use the car? I need to pick a friend of mine from summer camp up at the airport.



Inseparable Phrasal Verbs
Inseparable phrasal verbs can be transitive (i.e., they can take a direct object), but you can’t insert that direct object into the middle of the phrasal verb. In other words, they can’t be separated, thus their name. Consider the following examples:
ü  If you focus your education solely on one area, you’ll have nothing to fall back on if you change your mind.
ü  Each child should have at least one older child to look up to .
ü  What does i.e. stand for ? It stands for id est, or that is.



Ejercice:
Decide whether the Phrasal verbs are separable or inseparable. Choose the correct sentences.

  • turn on →
     
     
    1. hand in →
       
       
    2. get on →
       
       
    3. look up →
       
       
    4. grow up →
       
       
    5. check in →
       
       
    6. give up →
       
       
    7. ask out →
       
       
    8. mix up →
       
       
    9. look after →
       
       
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