Show pageOld revisionsBacklinksExport to PDFBack to top This page is read only. You can view the source, but not change it. Ask your administrator if you think this is wrong. ======Phrasal verbs====== ========== <html><p><img width="187" height="279" id="1824" style="width: 77px; height: 118px;" alt="angry stressed faché telephone colère mad" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/1824_ac86cc6633d3061b7b2bff94562ddd4c.jpg"> <span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;'><strong>I'm extremely <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">put out</span> by this. I'd like you to <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">look into </span>the problem and <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">call</span> me <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">back </span>this afternoon. </strong></span><br> </p></html> =====Definition===== <html><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>A phrasal verb is a verb combined with one or two particles. A particle can be a preposition or an adverb. A phrasal verb is also sometimes called a multi-word verb.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><!--?xml:namespace prefix = "o" ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /--></span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>We can only understand the meaning of a phrasal verb by looking at all the parts together:</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>We're <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">taking on </span>more technicians. </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>'Take on' means 'employ' but we cannot find this meaning by looking at 'take' and 'on' in a dictionary.</span></b><br> </p></html> =====Construction===== <html><table width="576" class="MsoTableLightListAccent1" style="margin: auto auto auto 19.6pt; border: currentColor; width: 432.35pt; border-collapse: collapse; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-border-alt: solid #5B9BD5 1.0pt; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; mso-border-themecolor: accent1;" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: -1; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes;"> <td width="102" valign="top" style="background: rgb(91, 155, 213); border-width: 1pt medium medium 1pt; border-style: solid none none solid; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(91, 155, 213); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 76.3pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themecolor: accent1;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 5;"><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-themecolor: background1;'><!--?xml:namespace prefix = "o" ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /--> </span></p></td> <td width="215" valign="top" style="background: rgb(91, 155, 213); border-width: 1pt medium medium; border-style: solid none none; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 161pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themecolor: accent1;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 1;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;'>Two-word verbs</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-themecolor: background1;'></span></p></td> <td width="260" valign="top" style="background: rgb(91, 155, 213); border-width: 1pt 1pt medium medium; border-style: solid solid none none; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 195.05pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 1;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;'>Three-word verbs</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-themecolor: background1;'></span></p></td></tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 0;"> <td width="102" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt medium 1pt 1pt; border-style: solid none solid solid; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 76.3pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-themecolor: accent1;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 68;"><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;'> </span></p></td> <td width="215" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt medium; border-style: solid none; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 161pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;'>Verb + particle</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;'> </span></b></p></td> <td width="260" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 195.05pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-themecolor: accent1;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;'>Verb + particle + particle</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;'> </span></b></p></td></tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 1;"> <td width="102" valign="top" style="border-width: medium medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none none solid; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(91, 155, 213); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 76.3pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 4;"><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;'> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 4;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;'>Intransitive</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;'></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 4;"><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;'> </span></p></td> <td width="215" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); width: 161pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: black; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 6pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;'> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;'>I <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">get up</span> early.</span></b><font face="Calibri"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-language: FR; mso-ansi-language: FR; mso-no-proof: yes;"> </span><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;'></span></b></font></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-language: FR; mso-no-proof: yes;'>Please <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">hold on</span>.</span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;'></span></b></p></td> <td width="260" valign="top" style="border-width: medium 1pt medium medium; border-style: none solid none none; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 195.05pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1;"> <p align="center" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><font face="Calibri"> </font></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US"></span><font face="Calibri"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-language: FR; mso-no-proof: yes;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> <img width="37" height="36" id="40" style="width: 23px; height: 16px;" alt="red x, red cross" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/40_457126aaf23a65c1331eea83d27fb7c4.jpg"></span></span><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: red; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;'></span></b></font></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: red; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;'> </span></b></p></td></tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 2;"> <td width="102" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt medium 1pt 1pt; border-style: solid none solid solid; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 76.3pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-themecolor: accent1;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 68;"><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;'> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 68;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;'>Transitive</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;'></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 68;"><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;'> </span></p></td> <td width="215" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt medium; border-style: solid none; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 161pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1;"> <p align="center" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;'>We <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">put</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">off </span>the meeting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;'>Don't<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"> let </span>me <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">down</span>.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;'> </span></b></p></td> <td width="260" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 195.05pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-themecolor: accent1;"> <p align="center" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;'>I'm <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">looking forward to</span> the weekend.</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-language: FR; mso-no-proof: yes;"><font face="Calibri"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></font></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;'>I refuse to <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">put up with </span>his demands.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;'> </span></b></p></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><br> </p></html> =====Uses===== <html><P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B style=""><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; ">Phrasal verbs are extremely common - they are an integral part of English vocabulary. It is important, therefore, to learn as many as possible in order to understand native speakers and to sound natural.</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B style=""><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; "> </SPAN></B></P> <TABLE class=MsoTableLightListAccent1 style="BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; MARGIN: auto auto auto 19.6pt; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-border-alt: solid #5B9BD5 1.0pt; mso-border-themecolor: accent1" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=1> <TBODY> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: -1; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes"> <TD style="BORDER-TOP: #5b9bd5 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; BACKGROUND: #5b9bd5; BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; BORDER-LEFT: #5b9bd5 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 210.95pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themecolor: accent1" vAlign=top width=281> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 5"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: white; ; mso-themecolor: background1">Uses</SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-TOP: #5b9bd5 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #5b9bd5 1pt solid; BACKGROUND: #5b9bd5; BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 239.4pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1" vAlign=top width=319> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 1"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: white; ; mso-themecolor: background1">Examples</SPAN></B></P></TD></TR> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 0"> <TD style="BORDER-TOP: #5b9bd5 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; BORDER-BOTTOM: #5b9bd5 1pt solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; BORDER-LEFT: #5b9bd5 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 210.95pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-border-themecolor: accent1" vAlign=top width=281> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 68"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; "> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 68"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ">Conversation, including formal situations<SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc"></SPAN></SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-TOP: #5b9bd5 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #5b9bd5 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #5b9bd5 1pt solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 239.4pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-border-themecolor: accent1" vAlign=top width=319> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64"><B style=""><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; "> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64"><B style=""><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ">I <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">ran into </SPAN>Jane last week - she <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">broke up </SPAN>with her boyfriend last year but she can't <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">get over </SPAN>him.</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64"><B style=""><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; "> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64"><B style=""><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ">[In a job interview]</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64"><B style=""><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ">"Tell me about your previous job."</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64"><B style=""><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; "><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>"Well, I had to <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">deal with </SPAN>some communication problems with overseas customers. I <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">tried out </SPAN>a few temporary solutions but finally <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">set up </SPAN>a completely new system." </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64"><B style=""><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; "> </SPAN></B></P></TD></TR> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 1; "> <TD style="BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; BORDER-BOTTOM: #5b9bd5 1pt solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; BORDER-LEFT: #5b9bd5 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 210.95pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1" vAlign=top width=281> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 4"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; "> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 4"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ">Informal writing<SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc"></SPAN></SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #5b9bd5 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #5b9bd5 1pt solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 239.4pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1" vAlign=top width=319> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><B style=""><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; "> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><B style=""><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ">[In an email]</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><B style=""><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ">Hi Steve, </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><B style=""><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ">Jill didn't <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">turn up </SPAN>for work this morning so could you <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">fill in </SPAN>for her at the meeting? That is, if Maria doesn't <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">call</SPAN> it <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">off</SPAN>. Also, Tom <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">turned down </SPAN>the job in accounts so you might want to <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">go for </SPAN>it.</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><B style=""><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ">Regards,</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><B style=""><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ">Bill</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><B style=""><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; "> </SPAN></B></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B style=""><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; "> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B style=""><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; ">Note that</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B style=""><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; "> </SPAN></B></P> <P class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">1.<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></B><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial">Standard verbs and expressions often sound too formal or unnatural. For example: </SPAN></B></P> <P class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-add-space: auto"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> </SPAN></B></P> <P class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-add-space: auto"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"></SPAN></B><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial">"Goodbye and thanks for <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">dropping by </SPAN>today. My assistant will <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">see</SPAN> you <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">out</SPAN>."</SPAN></B> <P class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-add-space: auto"> <P class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-add-space: auto"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial">"Goodbye and thank you for coming here unexpectedly today. My assistant will accompany you to the door." <IMG id=40 style="HEIGHT: 12px; WIDTH: 16px" alt="red x, red cross" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/40_457126aaf23a65c1331eea83d27fb7c4.jpg" width=37 height=36></SPAN></B> <P class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-add-space: auto"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> </SPAN></B></P> <P class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore"></SPAN></SPAN></B> </P> <P class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">2.<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></B><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial">Many phrasal verbs have an equivalent, more formal, verb with the same meaning. For example: </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 2cm"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 2cm"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial">He <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">went on </SPAN>talking. [continued]</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 2cm"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial">She <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">did up </SPAN>her shoelaces. [fastened]</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial">But be careful because very often there are subtle differences of meaning so a phrasal verb may be required. Also, some phrasal verbs do not have an exact equivalent or alternative:</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 2cm"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial">I <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">get up </SPAN>at 7.00 every morning. ['arise' is archaic and no longer used.]</SPAN></B></P> <P class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 2cm; mso-add-space: auto"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial">He didn't want to get married but he finally <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">gave in</SPAN>! [reluctantly stopped arguing and/or agreed to do something.]</SPAN></B></P> <P class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 72pt; mso-add-space: auto"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> </SPAN></B></P> <P class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore"></SPAN></SPAN></B> </P> <P class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">3.<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></B><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial">Some phrasal verbs have more than one meaning. For example, 'get through':</SPAN></B></P> <P class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; BACKGROUND: yellow; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-highlight: yellow"></SPAN></B></P> <TABLE class=MsoTableGrid style="BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; MARGIN: auto auto auto 36pt; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=1> <TBODY> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes"> <TD style="BORDER-TOP: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 146.6pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" vAlign=top width=195> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial">Connect by phone</SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-TOP: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 282pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" vAlign=top width=376> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial">I tried to call you yesterday but I couldn't <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">get through</SPAN>. </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> </SPAN></B></P></TD></TR> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 1"> <TD style="BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 146.6pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" vAlign=top width=195> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial">Make someone understand</SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 282pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" vAlign=top width=376> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial">I can't <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">get through </SPAN>to him just how important this is.</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> </SPAN></B></P></TD></TR> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 2"> <TD style="BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 146.6pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" vAlign=top width=195> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial">Succeed in a test or competition</SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 282pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" vAlign=top width=376> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial">England <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">got through </SPAN>to the second round of the World Cup.</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial">She <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">got</SPAN> <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">through</SPAN> her first two interviews and has another one next week.</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> </SPAN></B></P></TD></TR> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 3"> <TD style="BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 146.6pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" vAlign=top width=195> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial">Finish something</SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 282pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" vAlign=top width=376> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial">I <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">got through </SPAN>all my work today.</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial">We have a lot to <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">get through </SPAN>at the next meeting.</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> </SPAN></B></P></TD></TR> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 4"> <TD style="BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 146.6pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" vAlign=top width=195> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial">Use all of something</SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 282pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" vAlign=top width=376> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial">We <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">get through </SPAN>a lot of milk in my house.</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial">We need more paper for the printer - we <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">got through </SPAN>the box you bought yesterday.</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> </SPAN></B></P></TD></TR> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 5; "> <TD style="BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 146.6pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" vAlign=top width=195> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial">Deal with or survive something unpleasant or help someone to do this</SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 282pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" vAlign=top width=376> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial">I don't know how we're going to <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">get through </SPAN>this week with three people off sick.</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial">He had problems when he lost his job and had a serious illness but his friends and family <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">got</SPAN> him<SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc"> through </SPAN>it.</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> </SPAN></B></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> </SPAN></B></P> <P class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore"></SPAN></SPAN></B> </P> <P class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">4.<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">There are several differences between British and American English. For example:</SPAN></B><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"></SPAN></B></P> <P class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-add-space: auto"><B style=""><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; "> </SPAN></B></P> <P class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 2cm; mso-add-space: auto"><B style=""><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; ">I must <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">get round to</SPAN>/<SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">get around to</SPAN> fixing the car before winter. [UK/US]</SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; "></SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 2cm"><B style=""><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; ">He <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">gets on</SPAN>/<SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">gets along </SPAN>with all his colleagues. [UK/US]</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 2cm"><B style=""><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; ">I made a mistake with the invoices and had to <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">do</SPAN> them <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">over</SPAN>. [US only]</SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; "></SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: red; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; "> </SPAN></B></P><BR></html> =====Separating the verb and particles===== <html><P class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-add-space: auto"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial">Transitive verbs always have a <SPAN style="COLOR: #7030a0">direct object</SPAN>:</SPAN></B></P> <P class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-add-space: auto"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> </SPAN></B></P> <P class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 21.3pt; mso-add-space: auto"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial">He <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">got away with </SPAN><U>murder</U>. [transitive]</SPAN></B></P> <P class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 21.3pt; mso-add-space: auto"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"></SPAN></B><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial">The computer <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">broke down</SPAN>. [intransitive]</SPAN></B></P> <P class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; mso-add-space: auto"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> </SPAN></B></P> <P class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; mso-add-space: auto"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; BACKGROUND: yellow; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-highlight: yellow"></SPAN></B></P> <P class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-add-space: auto"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"></SPAN></B> </P> <P class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-add-space: auto"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial">Two-word transitive <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">phrasal </SPAN>verbs can be separated:</SPAN></B></P> <P class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-add-space: auto"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 21.3pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial">I'm going to <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">bring</SPAN> <U>this topic</U> <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">up</SPAN> tomorrow. </SPAN></B><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> <IMG id=39 style="HEIGHT: 13px; WIDTH: 18px" alt="green check mark, tick mark" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/39_db7196aad25f86da510b9bb08610a187.jpg" width=38 height=29> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN></B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #00b050; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 21.3pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial">I'm going to <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">bring</SPAN> <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">up</SPAN> <U>this topic</U> tomorrow. </SPAN></B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; mso-fareast-language: FR; ; mso-no-proof: yes"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT face=Calibri><IMG id=39 style="HEIGHT: 13px; WIDTH: 18px" alt="green check mark, tick mark" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/39_db7196aad25f86da510b9bb08610a187.jpg" width=38 height=29> </FONT></SPAN></SPAN><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; BACKGROUND: yellow; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-highlight: yellow"></SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"></SPAN></B> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"></SPAN></B> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial">And when the object is a personal pronoun, the pronoun <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">always</I> comes before the particle.</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 21.3pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial">I'm going to <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">bring</SPAN> <U>it</U> <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">up</SPAN> tomorrow. </SPAN></B><SPAN lang=EN-US><SPAN lang=FR style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: windowtext; TEXT-DECORATION: none; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; mso-fareast-language: FR; mso-ansi-language: FR; mso-no-proof: yes; text-underline: none"><IMG id=39 style="HEIGHT: 13px; WIDTH: 18px" alt="green check mark, tick mark" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/39_db7196aad25f86da510b9bb08610a187.jpg" width=38 height=29></SPAN></SPAN><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN></B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #00b050; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 21.3pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial">I'm going to bring up <U>it</U> tomorrow. </SPAN></B><SPAN lang=EN-US><SPAN lang=FR style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: windowtext; TEXT-DECORATION: none; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; mso-fareast-language: FR; mso-ansi-language: FR; mso-no-proof: yes; text-underline: none"><IMG id=40 style="HEIGHT: 12px; WIDTH: 16px" alt="red x, red cross" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/40_457126aaf23a65c1331eea83d27fb7c4.jpg" width=37 height=36></SPAN></SPAN><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"></SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"></SPAN></B> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial">Some <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">phrasal</SPAN> verbs can be both transitive and intransitive, in some cases with different meanings:</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 21.3pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial">I <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">wake up </SPAN>every morning at 6 o'clock. [intransitive - to become awake]</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 21.3pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial">I <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">wake</SPAN> the children <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">up</SPAN> at 6 o'clock. </SPAN></B><SPAN lang=EN-US><SPAN lang=FR style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: windowtext; TEXT-DECORATION: none; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; mso-fareast-language: FR; mso-ansi-language: FR; mso-no-proof: yes; text-underline: none"><IMG id=39 style="HEIGHT: 13px; WIDTH: 18px" alt="green check mark, tick mark" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/39_db7196aad25f86da510b9bb08610a187.jpg" width=38 height=29></SPAN></SPAN><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>[transitive - to rouse someone from sleep]</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 21.3pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial">I<SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc"> wake up</SPAN> the children at 6 o'clock. </SPAN></B><SPAN lang=EN-US><SPAN lang=FR style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: windowtext; TEXT-DECORATION: none; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; mso-fareast-language: FR; mso-ansi-language: FR; mso-no-proof: yes; text-underline: none"><IMG id=39 style="HEIGHT: 13px; WIDTH: 18px" alt="green check mark, tick mark" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/39_db7196aad25f86da510b9bb08610a187.jpg" width=38 height=29></SPAN></SPAN><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"></SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 21.3pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial">I <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">wake</SPAN> them <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">up</SPAN> at 6 o'clock. </SPAN></B> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 21.3pt"><span lang=EN-US><span lang=FR style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: windowtext; TEXT-DECORATION: none; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; mso-fareast-language: FR; mso-ansi-language: FR; mso-no-proof: yes; text-underline: none"><b><span lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial">I wake up them at 6 o'clock. </span></b><span lang=EN-US><img id=402 style="HEIGHT: 12px; WIDTH: 16px" alt="red x, red cross" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/40_457126aaf23a65c1331eea83d27fb7c4.jpg" width=37 height=36></span></span></span> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"></SPAN></B> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial">In a sentence with a transitive phrasal verb, if the object is very long, it is better to place it after the particle.</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> </SPAN></B></P> <P class=MsoListParagraph style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 21.3pt; mso-add-space: auto"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial">During the meeting, he <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">brought up</SPAN> the<SPAN style="COLOR: #a6a6a6"> </SPAN>management's reluctance to focus on internal communication problems. </SPAN></B><SPAN lang=EN-US><SPAN lang=FR style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: windowtext; TEXT-DECORATION: none; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; mso-fareast-language: FR; mso-ansi-language: FR; mso-no-proof: yes; text-underline: none"><IMG id=39 style="HEIGHT: 13px; WIDTH: 18px" alt="green check mark, tick mark" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/39_db7196aad25f86da510b9bb08610a187.jpg" width=38 height=29></SPAN></SPAN><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"></SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 21.3pt; TEXT-INDENT: 18pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 21.3pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial">During the meeting, he brought the management's reluctance to focus on internal </SPAN></B><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial">communication problems up. </SPAN></B><SPAN lang=EN-US><IMG id=40 style="HEIGHT: 12px; WIDTH: 16px" alt="red x, red cross" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/40_457126aaf23a65c1331eea83d27fb7c4.jpg" width=37 height=36></SPAN><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"></SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 21.3pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"></SPAN></B> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial">Three-word verbs cannot normally be separated:</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #ff0066; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 21.3pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial">We <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">look up to </SPAN>our new boss more than the old one.</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"></SPAN></B> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial">Except when there are two objects:</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 21.3pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial">Don't <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">take</SPAN> <U>your disappointment</U> <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">out on </SPAN><U>me</U> - it's not my fault!</SPAN></B></P> <P><BR> </P> <P> </P></html> =====Prepositions===== <html><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; text-indent: -18pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;'><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style='font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;'> </span></span></span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Do not confuse phrasal verbs with other verbs which <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sometimes</i> require a preposition. For example:<!--?xml:namespace prefix = "o" ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /--></span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 49.65pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>I work <u>as</u> an assistant.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 49.65pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>I work <u>for</u> a big company.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 49.65pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 49.65pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>He apologised <u>to</u> his boss.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 49.65pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>He apologised <u>for</u> his behaviour.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>In these examples, the meanings of 'work' and 'apologise' are clear and do not change depending on the preposition. On the other hand, prepositions are an integral part of phrasal verbs:</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 49.65pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>She <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">took off </span>her shoes. [removed]</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 49.65pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>She <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">took up </span>yoga. [started to do]</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;'> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; text-indent: -18pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;'><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style='font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;'> </span></span></span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;'>Like other verbs, </span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>some phrasal verbs are followed by a preposition when adding information. For example: </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 72pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 49.65pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>We're<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"> running out </span><u>of</u> paper.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 49.65pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>After the break, we'll <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">go on </span><u>with</u> our discussion.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 72pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>These prepositions are not part of the phrasal verb because we can also say:</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 49.65pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>We're<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"> running out</span>.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 49.65pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>After the break, we'll <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">go on</span>.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"><font face="Calibri"> </font></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;'>See also <span style="color: rgb(112, 48, 160);">prepositions</span> and <span style="color: rgb(112, 48, 160);">get</span>. <span style="color: red;"></span></span></b></p> <p> </p></html> =====Examples===== <html><p><img width="215" height="280" id="1827" style="width: 83px; height: 104px;" alt="file folder office colleagues dossier " src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/1827_06bc534027e7895653334a988b5177f0.jpg"> <b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Can you <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">look after </span>the Burkbank file please? I have too much work. </span></b></p><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><!--?xml:namespace prefix = "o" ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /--></span></b> <p><img width="180" height="117" id="7" style="width: 87px; height: 69px;" alt="Mountain Ski Snow " src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/7_9c1a0ff1d653463bfc5a59c96b10fc42.jpg"> <b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>They were so far away that I couldn't <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">make out </span>if they were men or women. </span></b></p> <p><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><img width="213" height="285" id="259" style="width: 86px; height: 107px;" alt="London big ben phone box red bus" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/259_50f6bb06c6091be63f8fc8de1fd72d7e.jpg"> <b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>If you go to London, you can <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">get on </span>the sightseeing bus at Tower Bridge. </span></b></span></b></p> <p><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><img width="202" height="141" id="1867" style="width: 87px; height: 78px;" alt="fever ill sick malade fievre" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/1867_0ebc61cc47753717116944e6e297ac52.jpg"> <b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>He <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">came down with </span>flu last week and he still can't <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">get up. </span></span></b></span></b></span></b></p> <p><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><img width="479" height="359" id="183" style="width: 86px; height: 69px;" alt="lecturer, university professor, teacher, chemistry" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/183_7b8124962c62a291c206cec324f2f215.jpg"> <span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;'>He's going to <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">run out </span>of space on the blackboard.</span></span></b></span></b></p> <p><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;'><img width="118" height="179" id="33" style="width: 84px; height: 96px;" alt="meeting, interview, woman, thinking entretien réunion" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/33_c497cacac9bd2e82201f7e8a95cefa21.jpg"> <b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Do you want to <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">think</span> it <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">over</span> before accepting the offer?</span></b></span></span></b></span></b></p> <p><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;'><img width="219" height="156" id="204" style="width: 86px; height: 73px;" alt="man, office, busy, stressed, stressful" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/204_a1bef13c2ca7215a602b161d554e44b2.jpg"> <b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>I'm <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">looking forward to </span>relaxing at the weekend. </span></b></span></span></b></span></b></p> <p><br></p></html> [[en:grammar:home|{{ :file_-_back_3_.png?150 }}]]