Phrasal verbs Type 1: Verb + particle (particle phrasal verbs) a They brought that up twice – up is a particle, not a preposition b You should think it over – over is a particle, not a preposition c Why does he always dress down? – down is a particle, not a preposition Look after (someone or something) = to take care of = to make sure that someone is safe and well Look away = to turn your eyes away from someone or something that you were looking at Look for (someone or something) = to search for something or someone = to try and find something or someone Exercises look after 1) Make sure you _yourself I don't want you to be ill due to this weather 2)The accident was so horrible that I had to _ Look away 3) I have to _ my son tonight look after 4) Can you help me my brother, he was meant to be here 20 minutes ago look for 5) I am _my black shirt have you seen it? Looking for 6) She _in embarrassment Look away Verb + particle + preposition (particle-prepositional phrasal verbs) a Who can put up with that? – up is a particle and with is a preposition b She is looking forward to a rest – forward is a particle and to is a preposition c The other tanks were bearing down on my panther – down is a particle and on is a preposition Verb + preposition (prepositional phrasal verbs) a Who is looking after the kids? – after is a preposition that introduces the prepositional phrase after the kids b They pick on Joseph – on is a preposition that introduces the prepositional phrase on Joseph c I ran into an old friend – into is a preposition that introduces the prepositional phrase into an old friend The difference between these types of phrasal verbs lies with the status of the element(s) that appear in addition to the verb When the element is a preposition, it is the head of a full prepositional phrase and the phrasal verb is a thus a prepositional phrasal verb When the element is a particle, it can not (or no longer) be construed as a preposition, but rather it is a particle by virtue of the fact that it does not take a complement Finally, many phrasal verbs are combined with both a preposition and a particle Get across = to communicate = to make someone understand something Get at = to reach, to access to something = to suggest something indirectly, to imply Get away = to go away from someone or something = to escape from someone who is chasing you = to have a holiday exercises get Although I couldn't speak the language,I managed to _my meaning _when necessary The cupboard is too high for me to _ Your meaning didn't really _ get at Get across He's not very good at _his idea getting across across Get away 1) _from that cake! Get away 2) They tried to from the police but they weren't quick enough get away 3) We hope to _for a couple of weeks around Christmas ... Look away Verb + particle + preposition (particle-prepositional phrasal verbs) a Who can put up with that? – up is a particle and with is a preposition b She is looking forward to a rest – forward... types of phrasal verbs lies with the status of the element(s) that appear in addition to the verb When the element is a preposition, it is the head of a full prepositional phrase and the phrasal. .. a particle by virtue of the fact that it does not take a complement Finally, many phrasal verbs are combined with both a preposition and a particle Get across = to communicate = to make someone