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2. What are phrasal verbs?
A phrasal verb is a verb plus a preposition or
adverb which creates a meaning different from
the original verb.
An adverb in a literal phrasal verb modifies the
verb it is attached to, and a preposition links the
subject to the verb.

4. TRANSITIVE AND INTRANSITIVE
PHRASAL VERBS
 transitive phrasal verbs have a direct object*
 intransitive phrasal verbs do not have a direct
object.
*An object is a word or part of a sentence that is
affected by the action of a verb.

5. EXAMPLES OF INTRANSITIVE VERBS
She grew up.
In the sentence above, “she” is the subject, and
“grew up” is the intransitive verb.

6. We will talk tomorrow.
Will talk: this verb is an intransitive verb.
It has no direct object.

7. The kids are jumping.
Jumping: this verb is an intransitive verb.
It has no direct object.

8. put off (postpone, move to a later time):
We’ve put off the meeting for a week.
(put off = phrasal verb, object = ‘the
meeting’)
EXAMPLES OF TRANSITIVE VERBS

9. Came across (find by accident)
I CAME ACROSS my old school reports
when I was clearing out my desk.
(came across = phrasal verb, object = old
school reports)

10. set up (organise, configure):
I’ve set up a filter in my email inbox.
(set up = phrasal verb, object = ‘my email’)

11. SEPARABLE OR INSEPARABLE
PHRASAL VERBS
A further way of considering phrasal verbs is
whether they are separable or inseparable.
 In inseparable verbs, the object comes after
the particle.

12. For example:
"She got on the bus .“
"On weekdays, we look after our grandchildren.“

13. Separable verbs have several ways of
separating verb, particle and object.
Usually, the object comes between verb
and particle.
For example:
"She looked up the word in her dictionary."

14. He put on the jacket.