English Grammar
Basic Grammar -> Phrasal Verb
There are five main types of phrasal verb. These are: | |
1 | Intransitive phrasal verbs : |
Intransitive phrasal verbs (= phrasal verbs which do not need an object). | |
For example: | |
(i) You're driving too fast. | |
(ii) You ought to slow down. | |
2 | Transitive phrasal verbs : |
Transitive phrasal verbs (= phrasal verbs which must have an object) where the object can come in one of two positions: 1. Between the verb and the particle(s). | |
For example: | |
(i) I think I'll put my jacket on. | |
After the particle. | |
For example: | |
(i) I think I'll put on my jacket | |
3 | Some transitive phrasal verbs are reparable. The object is placed between the verb and the preposition : |
For example: | |
(i) she looked the phone number up. | |
4 | Transitive phrasal verbs with fixed object after the verb : |
For example: | |
(i) Rita ran into Sheela the other day at her local residence, she had not seen her since leaving school. | |
5 | Transitive with two objects, reparable : |
For example: | |
(i) Rita's parents were really pleased and put her result down to plenty of revising. |