2024-01-08T14:28:40+03:00[Europe/Moscow] en true <p>go through</p><p>I will go through your application form with you</p>, <p>Eat out </p><p>the verb is used without an object</p><p>We were too tired to cook at home so we decided to eat out</p><p>Not we decided to eat out<u> a meal</u></p>, <p>Bring back something or bring something back </p><p>The verb must have a non-human object</p><p>This photograph brings back happy memories </p><p>Not This photograph bring back<u> my sister</u></p>, <p>Ask out somebody or ask somebody out</p><p>The verb must have a human object</p><p>I'd love to ask Poopy out</p><p>Not I'd love to ask<u> my dog </u>out</p>, <p>Put off</p><p>less formal: Let's put off the meeting until Friday</p>, <p>Turn up</p><p>less formal: Everyone turned up on time for the meeting</p>, <p>They're knocking down the old hotel</p><p>The plumber soon sorted out the shower problem</p><p>She tied her hair back so she could swim faster</p>, <p>The path branched off to the river (it goes in another direction)</p><p>The noise of the train died away</p><p>In the winter the lake froze over</p>, <p>I can drop you off at the station</p>, <p>I was sitting in the armchair and i dropped off</p>, <p>I always associate that song with our holiday in Jamaica</p><p>Playing tennis for three hours every evening after school deprived her of her youth</p>, <p>The teacher marked the student down/ marked down the student because her bibliography wasn't up to standard</p>, <p>The accident cut off domestic and industrial water and electricity supplies</p>, <p>personal pronoun object: I'll pick you up at 5.30 (Not: i'll pick up you at 5.30)</p><p>noun object: I picked my parents up/ picked up my parents and drove them to the airport</p> flashcards
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  • go through

    I will go through your application form with you

    I will carefully read your application form and discuss it with you to make sure that it is correct

  • Eat out

    the verb is used without an object

    We were too tired to cook at home so we decided to eat out

    Not we decided to eat out a meal

    eat in a restaurant

  • Bring back something or bring something back

    The verb must have a non-human object

    This photograph brings back happy memories

    Not This photograph bring back my sister

    makes me remember or think about something from the past

  • Ask out somebody or ask somebody out

    The verb must have a human object

    I'd love to ask Poopy out

    Not I'd love to ask my dog out

    Invite Poopy to go to a place like a cinema or restaurant

  • Put off

    less formal: Let's put off the meeting until Friday

    Postpone

    more formal: Let's postpone the meeting until Friday

  • Turn up

    less formal: Everyone turned up on time for the meeting

    more formal: Everyone arrived on time for the meeting

  • They're knocking down the old hotel

    The plumber soon sorted out the shower problem

    She tied her hair back so she could swim faster

    With object (transitive)

  • The path branched off to the river (it goes in another direction)

    The noise of the train died away

    In the winter the lake froze over

    No object (intransitive)

  • I can drop you off at the station

    (with object) drive you somewhere and leave you there

  • I was sitting in the armchair and i dropped off

    (no object) fell asleep, different meaning

  • I always associate that song with our holiday in Jamaica

    Playing tennis for three hours every evening after school deprived her of her youth

    Verbs must have two objects, one after the verb and one after the particle

  • The teacher marked the student down/ marked down the student because her bibliography wasn't up to standard

    In many cases, the particle may come before or after the object

  • The accident cut off domestic and industrial water and electricity supplies

    Very long objects usually come after the particle

  • personal pronoun object: I'll pick you up at 5.30 (Not: i'll pick up you at 5.30)

    noun object: I picked my parents up/ picked up my parents and drove them to the airport

    When the object is a personal pronoun, the pronoun always comes before the particle