MULTI - WORD VERBS (PHRASAL VERBS)
/= verb + particle (adverb or preposition)/
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II.
LITERAL MEANING
PUT ON your coat.
LOOK UP the chimney.
I'm going to TAKE the dog OUT for a walk.
NON-LITERAL MEANING
TYPE 1 (There is NO OBJECT.)
- TAKE OFF – The plane took off in spite of the fog.
TYPE 2 (The position of STH/SB tells you the OBJECT CAN CHANGE POSITION.)
- TURN STH ON – He turned the lights on. He turned on the lights.
If the object is a pronoun, it must come before the particle. – Turn them on. Turn on them.
TYPE 3 (The position of STH/SB tells you the OBJECT CANNOT CHANGE POSITION.)
- LOOK FOR STH/SB – He's looking for a job.
TYPE 4 (verb + two particles)
- LOOK FORWARD TO STH – I look forward to your answer.
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E X E R C I S E S.
 WHICH TYPE OF PHRASAL VERB ARE THE FOLLOWING?
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BRING SB UP - educate
BRING STH UP – vomit
BLOW UP – explode
BLOW STH UP – destroy by explosion
BLOW SB UP – scold severely (colloq.)
CARRY (STH) ON – continue
FALL THROUGH – fail
LOOK AFTER SB/STH – take care of
MAKE STH UP – invent
PULL STH DOWN – destroy (an old building)
PULL SB DOWN – weaken (of illness)
PUT STH OFF – postpone
PUT SB UP – provide lodging and food
TAKE AFTER SB – resemble
TAKE OFF – leave the ground and rise
TAKE STH OFF – remove
TRY STH ON – put on sth. to see if it fits
 REPLACE THE WORDS IN ITALICS WITH ONE OF THE PHRASAL VERBS.
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Don't worry. The bomb won't explode.
He invented the whole story from start to finish.
Her mother died in childbirth and she was educated by her father.
I'll have to postpone the trip.
He's like his father in many ways.
I didn't stop eating sweets.
Taking care of children can be a demanding job.
(1-blow up, 2-made up, 3-brought up, 4-put off, 5-takes after, 6-carried on, 7- Looking after)