Lányi Dorottya
 Phrasal verbs and prepositional verbs:
-a verb combined with an adverb or a preposition, or
sometimes both, to give a new meaning, for example go in
for, win over and see to
-in some cases the combination means almost the same as the verb
alone (wake up, sit down)
- Its meaning is usually quite different from the meaning of the
parts separately (look after =take care of, break down =stop
working, put off =postpone, put up with =tolerate
Phrasal verbs vs prepositional verbs according to
the position of the object
In the case of PHRASAL VERBS…
-Can be transitive (A transitive verb can be followed by an object.)and intransitive( An intransitive verb
cannot be followed by an object, e.g: He suddenly showed up. "show up" cannot take an object)
Prepositional verbs:
-Transitive verbs
 prep. verbs are inseparable
Phrasal-prepositional verbs
 Verb + adverb+ preposition
 E.g: get on with
He doesn’t get on with his wife.
-phrasal-prep. verb has direct object because they end
with a prep. Verb
• How to teach it? (tip)
Success Intermediate
 Unit 1 and 2
 Phrasal verbs are introduced through a text
 Ss have to match phrasal verbs with meanings
 The difference btw phrasal and prep. verbs is not
mentioned and not introduced
Practice
Phrasal or prep. verb or both?
1. Brian asked Judy out to dinner and a movie.
2. John is waiting for Mary.
3. Our car broke down at the side of the highway in the
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snowstorm.
Did you talk about me?
Our teacher broke the final project down into three
separate parts.
I believe in God.
I won’ t put up with your attitude.
He is looking after the dog.
source
 http://speakspeak.com/resources/english-grammar-
rules/various-grammar-rules/phrasal-verbs-structureand-examples
 http://a4esl.org/q/j/ck/fb-phrasalverbs.html