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Phrasal verbs are part of a large group of verbs called "multi-word verbs". Multi-word verbs are an important part of the English language because they are very common, especially in spoken English. Many people refer to all multi-word verbs as phrasal verbs.

These verbs consist of a basic verb + another word or words. The other word(s) can be prepositions and/or adverbs.

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The important thing to remember is that a multi-word verb has a different meaning. So you should treat each multi-word verb as a separate verb. There are three types of multi-word verb:

|single-word verb |look |direct your eyes in a certain |You must look before you leap.|

| | |direction | |

|multi-word |prepositional verbs (verb+ |look after |take care of |Who is looking after the baby?|

|verbs |preposition) | | | |

| |phrasal verbs (verb + adverb) |look up |search for and find information|You can look up my number in |

| | | |in a reference book |the telephone directory. |

| |phrasal-prepositional verbs |look forward to |anticipate with pleasure |I look forward to meeting you.|

| |(verb + 2 particles) | | | |

Phrasal verbs can be divided into two main groups:

Inseparable verbs

The object must come after the particle. The verb and the particle cannot be separated.

They are looking after their grandchildren.

Abel is looking for his keys.

Separable verbs

- With some separable verbs, the object must come between the verb and the particle: The quality of their work sets them apart from their rivals.

- With some separable verbs, the object can before or after the particle, though when a pronoun is used it comes before the particle:

I’m going to turn the TV off = I’m going to turn off the TV; BUT: I’m going to turn it off.

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