Advanced Phrasal Verbs

Types of Phrasal Verbs
➧ Transitive | Intransitive
➧ Separable | Inseparable

Common Advanced Phrasal Verbs
➧ Definitions and usage.

Contextual Usage
➧ How to use phrasal verbs appropriately in different contexts.

By the end of this session, you should be able to recognize and effectively use a variety of advanced phrasal verbs in your daily communication.

Transitive Phrasal Verbs require a direct object.
➧ She put off the meeting.
➧ the meeting is the object

Intransitive Phrasal Verbs do not take a direct object.
➧ The plane took off.
➧ no object

Separable Phrasal Verbs allow the particle to be placed either after the verb or after the object.
➧ They called off the event.
➧ They called the event off.

Inseparable Phrasal Verbs do not allow the particle to be separated from the verb.
➧ I came across an old friend. ✓
➧ I came an old friend across. ✕

Carry out
➧ Transitive | Inseparable
➧ To perform or complete a task.

Brush up on
➧ Transitive | Inseparable
➧ To improve knowledge of something.

Come up with
➧ Transitive | Inseparable
➧ To think of an idea or solution.

Pull off
➧ Transitive | Separable
➧ To succeed in doing something difficult.

Run into
➧ Transitive | Inseparable
➧ To meet someone unexpectedly.

Fall through
➧ Intransitive
➧ When a plan or agreement fails.

Get around to
➧ Transitive | Inseparable
➧ To finally do something after delay.

Put up with
➧ Transitive | Inseparable
➧ To tolerate something unpleasant.

Formal Example
➧ The committee carried out an extensive review.

Informal Example
➧ We put off the meeting.

Formal
➧ They abolished the old policy.

With Phrasal Verb
➧ They did away with the old policy.

➧ She passed away last night.
➧ more respectful and sensitive

➧ She died last night.
➧ more direct

➧ I finally got around to reading that book you recommended.
➧ After months of planning, they pulled off a successful product launch.

To summarize, today's class covered
➧ Types of phrasal verbs
➧ Advanced phrasal verbs
➧ Contextual usage