MULTI- WORD VERBS

(Phrasal verbs)
VERB + PARTICLE (PREPOSITION OR AN ADVERB)
LITERAL IDIOMATIC
LOOK UP LOOK UP (know the meaning of a word in the dictionary,
TAKE OFF use my computer / a book to search some information).
PUT ON TAKE OFF
TURN ON/OFF RUN OUT OF
LOOK FORWARD TO

Sometimes we can separate the multi- word verbs, but we have to follow
these rules:

• Look at your shoes! They are wet, take off your shoes. (noun)
• Look at your shoes! They are wet, take your shoes off.
When we have a noun we can separate the phrasal verb (he particle is after
or before the noun).

Personal pronouns I You We They He She It

Object pronouns Me You Us Them Him Her It

• Look at your shoes! They are wet, take off them.
• Look at your shoes! They are wet, take them off.
When we use an object pronoun the particle is after it.