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Grammar Notes cont.

D. Separable & Inseparable cont.

Intransitive Phrasal Verbs

Notes Examples

Intransitive phrasal verbs (no direct object) are They broke up two months ago.
always inseparable. This means you can never They broke two months ago up.
Inseparable separate the verb and particle.
Come over to my house tonight.
(Memory Aid: intransitive = inseparable)
Come to my house over tonight.

E. Two- or Three-Word Phrasal Verbs

Some phrasal verbs have two particles that commonly go together.

These three-word phrasal verbs have the same meaning as their two-word versions. Use
the second particle to add an indirect object to a sentence.
Three-word phrasal verbs are usually intransitive and inseparable.

Phrasal Verb Meaning Example

Watch out! You almost ran over that child.

watch out (for) to be careful
Watch out for pedestrians while you’re driving.

I love it when friends drop in.

drop in (on) to visit
Let’s drop in on Grandma on our way home.

The milk ran out.

run out (of) to have no more
We ran out of milk yesterday.

When did you get back?

get back (from) to return from a trip
We got back from Hawaii late last night.

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Exercise 1
SEPARABLE OR INSEPARABLE?

Are the following verbs separable or inseparable? Put a check mark in the
correct box. Refer to the lists on pages 25–27 for help.

# Phrasal Verb Meaning Separable Inseparable

Ex fill up to put gas in a vehicle

1 look up to check or search for

2 call on to ask someone for an answer

3 fill in to write information into the blanks on a form

4 throw away to put something into the trash

5 get on to enter a large vehicle (bus, airplane, etc.)

6 figure out to find a solution

7 cross out to draw a line through something

8 get back to return from a trip

9 turn off to stop a machine or light

10 run into to meet someone by chance

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Exercise 2
CORRECT OR INCORRECT?

Are the following sentences correct or incorrect?

Put a check mark in the correct box. Refer to page 7 for help.

# Sentence Correct Incorrect

Ex She filled up her car three days ago.

1 Look it up in your dictionary.

2 The teacher called the students on.

3 You need to fill in the form.

4 Don’t throw old books away.

5 Let’s get the bus on.

6 I figured the problem out.

7 If you make a mistake, cross out it.

8 When did you get back from your trip?

9 Did you remember to turn off it?

10 I ran him into yesterday.

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Exercise 3
REWRITE THE SENTENCES

Rewrite the sentence using a phrasal verb from page 7. Use a pronoun whenever possible.

Ex. We should put gas in the car.

We should fill it up.

1. Put a line through your mistakes.

cross your mistakes out

2. Check your dictionary for the answer.
look up the answers in your dictionary

3. I saw my ex-boyfriend at the bank.

i ran into my ex boyfriend at the banck

4. Please shut down your computer.

please turn off your computer

5. We boarded the airplane.

have you figured out yet?

6. Have you solved the problem yet?

we got on the airplane

7. The teacher asked me a question.

teh teacher call on me

8. Write your name and address on the form.

fill up the form with your name and adress

9. Put your old socks into the garbage.

Trow your old sucks away

10. They returned from their trip last night.

They came back for their trip last night

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Exercise 4
PHRASAL VERBS WITH “FILL”

A. Reference

Phrasal verbs with “fill” often have to do with writing or completing something.

Phrasal Verb Meaning

fill in to write information into the blanks on a form

fill out to complete a form (words or sentences)

fill up to put gas in a vehicle

Fill in the Blanks

Write in, out, or up in each blank.

out
1. Make sure you fill all the blanks on the application.

2. Canyoufill
up my car with regular, please?
up
3. This truck needs to be filled with diesel.
out
4. This form needs tobe filled by Monday. Please use complete sentences.

5. Make sure you fill in each circle completely on your answer sheet.

B. Writing

Now write your own sentences.

# Phrasal Verb Sentence

1 fill in i need you to fill in these forms your information

2 can you please ,fill out your coffe

fill out

3 fill up

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Exercise 5
PHRASAL VERBS WITH “ TURN”

A. Reference

Phrasal verbs with “turn” often involve switching something on

or off. They are also used for volume levels.

Phrasal Verb Meaning

turn off to stop a machine or light (also shut off, shut down)

turn on to start a machine or light

turn down to lower in volume / to refuse

turn up to make the volume higher / to suddenly appear

B. Fill in the Blanks

Write off, on, down, or up in each blank.

1. Could you please turn

down the TV? I can’t hear what they’re saying.
2. Turn off the lights when you leave the room.
on
3. He turns his phone as soon as he wakes up.
4. Turn your music down ! It’s so loud!
up
5. I thought I lost my keys, but they turned out of nowhere.
6. I’m so embarrassed. I asked him out, but heturned me down .

C. Discussion

1. How often do you turn on the TV in a day? How about in a week?

2. If your neighbor or classmate asked you to turn the volume down on your music, would you?
3. In what situations do you need to turn up the volume on the TV or your musicplayer?

4. When you’re at home, do you turn off the lights in rooms that you’re not in?

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Exercise 6
PHRASAL VERBS WITH “ TEAR”

A. Reference

Phrasal verbs with “tear” often refer to ripping or destroying something.

Phrasal Verb Meaning

tear down to disassemble or completely take apart

tear off to rip something away from something else

tear up to rip something into many pieces

B. Fill in the Blanks

Write down, off, or up in each blank.

up
1. Make sure you tear that document so that no one can see your personal information.

2. They finally tore down the old, abandoned building.

3. If you want to sign up for piano lessons, tear off

the phone number at the bottom of the advertisement.

C. Writing

Now write your own sentences.

# Phrasal Verb Sentence

she tear down the wall

1 tear down

i tear off my band aid because it was

2 tear off stiching
she tear up the glass When it fall down
3 tear up

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