A Phrasal Verb is a two-part verb formed by a verb and an adverb or preposition.
Phrasal Verb has two part: first part is called base in which verb takes place. Second part consist of adverbs or prepositions that follows the base:
verb + preposition
verb + adverb
A sentence containing Phrasal Verbs usually has the following structure:
subject + verb + object + particle (preposition/adverb)
- Bring
- 1.1 We need to bring the national trade topic up at the meeting.
- 1.2 A lot of statements in her book will surely bring on ambiguity and confisuon.
2. Cut
- 2.1 The manager cut off the show to inform the audience.
- 2.2 I was telling my demands to my professor but that boy cut in.
3. Get
- 3.1 The alarms prevented thieves to get away from bank.
- 3.2 Mary and her husband have been getting along for years.
4. Fall
- 4.1 The brown and maroon leaves were falling down as the cold wind blew.
- 4.2 We eventually fell apart because of various disagreements about how we perceive life.
5.Hang
- 5.1 Hang on, I have another call from a friend of mine.
- 5.2 She hung up the phone in the middle of the conversation without saying anything.
Phrasal Verbs are small phrases formed by a verb and a particle.
They usually have a completely different meaning from the original verb. It is usually very difficult to understand the meaning of a Phrasal Verb from the words it is formed by.
- Bring up = To mention a specific subject.
- Bring on = To cause something to happen, mostly negative.
- Cut off = To interrupt or stop something.
- Cut in = To interrupt someone when they are speaking.
- Get away = To escape.
- Getting along = To have a friendly relationship with someone.
- Falling down = To drop to the ground, generally by accident.
- Fell apart = To break into pieces. However; we can use it to talk about things that are not physical, like a marriage or a person.
- Hang on = To keep something.
- Hung up = To end a call on the phone, especially when the other person doesn’t expect.