PHRASAL VERB

PHRASAL VERB

A phrasal verb is a combination of a normal verb with an adverb or a

preposition to create an entirely new verbal phrase. The meaning of a
phrasal verb is usually unrelated to the meanings of the words that comprise
it, so
think of a phrasal verb as an entirely new and
independent word.
Let us think about GET OVER

GET = ordinary verb, OVER = preposition

If GET just stand alone without OVER, so the meaning is to gain or acquire.
BUT if we have them together (GET OVER=phrasal verb), then the meaning
changes into to overcome or solve.
 TWO TYPES OF PHRASAL VERBS (PV)
LITERAL PV
The verb retains its basic
concrete meaning.
Example:
• walk out the door
• fall down the stairs
• come into the house
• stay in the car
• walk across the bridge
• run through the house
IDIOMATIC PV
The meaning of the combination is
unpredictable from the meanings .
Example:
• work out (come to a successful solution)
• work out (perform physical exercise)
• bring up (suggest a topic)
• bring up (raise children)
• carry on (continue)
• carry out (perform duties)
• make out (see clearly)