GRAMMAR QUIZ 3 • ANSWER KEY
Group A
Transitive and intransitive phrasal verbs
Exercise 1
1 A: (the restaurant) closed down is an intransitive phrasal
verb.
2 B: get rid of it is a transitive and inseparable phrasal
verb.
3 A: ended up is an intransitive phrasal verb.
4 B: stock up on food is a transitive inseparable phrasal
verb.
5 C: go for them is a transitive inseparable phrasal verb.
6 A: give them up is a transitive separable verb – the use
of a pronoun requires separating the main verb and the
particle.
7 C: wolfed it down is a transitive separable phrasal verb –
the use of a pronoun requires separating the main verb
and the particle.
Exercise 2
1 put it off: It’s a transitive separable verb – the use of
a pronoun requires separating the main verb and the
particle.
2 picked at it: It’s a transitive inseparable phrasal verb.
3 fills me up: It’s a transitive separable phrasal verb – the
use of a pronoun requires separating the main verb and
the particle.
4 cut back on them: It’s a transitive inseparable phrasal
verb.
© Pearson 2017    FOCUS 5    PHOTOCOPIABLE
Group B
Transitive and intransitive phrasal verbs
Exercise 1
1 B: dining out is an intransitive phrasal verb.
2 B: close it down is a transitive separable phrasal verb –
the use of a pronoun requires separating the main verb
and the particle.
3 A: hang on is an intransitive phrasal verb.
4 C: snack on them is a transitive inseparable phrasal verb.
5 B: putting it off is a transitive separable phrasal verb –
the use of a pronoun requires separating the main verb
and the particle.
6 C: picking at it is a transitive inseparable phrasal verb.
7 A: cut back on it is a transitive inseparable phrasal verb.
Exercise 2
1 wolf it down: It’s a transitive separable phrasal verb – the
use of a pronoun requires separating the main verb and
the particle.
2 go for it: It’s a transitive inseparable phrasal verb.
3 give them up: It’s transitive separable phrasal verb – the
use of a pronoun requires separating the main verb and
the particle.
4 stock up on them: It’s a transitive inseparable phrasal
verb.