Types Of Phrasal Verbs – What Are These?

There are four types of phrasal verbs and here are some details about them.

There are four types of phrasal verbs and here are some information to learn to make your English sound polished and sophisticated.

A phrasal verb is a group of words that has a verb and preposition; verb and adverb; or both verbs. Some examples of phrasal verbs are give up, bring up, look after, turn down, pass away, break down, break into, carry on, carry out, put off, put out, look forward to, put up with, look down on, and many more.

They meaning of this is different from the original meanings of each word in a phrase. They are divided into four types or two main categories based on how they behave in a sentence.

The different types are:

• Transitive – This is pretty much the same with the normal transitive verbs that can be identified by the demand for an object. A sentence that needs an object to produce a complete thought.

Example:

1. Can you fill in the required details so that we can move forward with the application process?
2. Hang up your jacket.
3. That old building looks awful. They should knock it down.

• Intransitive – Just like the intransitive verbs, they do not require an object for a complete sentence.

Example:

1. The plane took off and landed on time.
2. You’re doing really well, so carry on like this.
3. He started a university course but dropped out after one year.

• Separable – They are the transitive phrasal verbs that allows the object to be in between the verb and particle, or after the entire phrasal verb. If the object is pronoun, it must be in the middle of the verb and particle.

Example:

1. The terrorists blew the car up.
2. The instruction says that we must add these numbers up.
3. We broke up, so we had to call the wedding off.

• Inseparable – They can be transitive but a direct object cannot be inserted between the phrasal verb.

Example:

1. I am sorry but I beg to disagree with you.
2. I can’t keep up with his running speed.
3. Life as an adult it so hard that I want to run away with him to this place and never come back.