Verb + particle (particle verbs) - d. You should not give in so quickly. – in is a particle, not a preposition.
- e. Where do they want to hang out? – out is a particle, not a preposition.
- f. She handed it in. – in is a particle, not a preposition.
Verb + particle + preposition (particle-prepositional verbs) - Many phrasal verbs combine a particle and a preposition. Just as for prepositional verbs, particle-prepositional verbs are not separable.
- 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 + particle + preposition (particle-prepositional verbs) - d. They were really teeing off on me. – off is a particle and on is a preposition.
- e. We loaded up on snacks. – up is a particle and on is a preposition
- f. Susan has been sitting in for me. – in is a particle and for is a preposition.
Phrasal Verbs - Note that prepositions and adverbs can have a literal meaning that is spatial or orientational. Many English verbs interact with a preposition or an adverb to yield a meaning that can be readily understood from the constituent elements.
- He walked across the square.
- She opened the shutters and looked outside.
- These more readily understandable combinations are not phrasal verbs, although some books and dictionaries may include them in lists of phrasal verbs.
Phrasal Verbs - Furthermore, the same words that occur as a genuine phrasal verb can also appear in other contexts, as in
- 1(a) She looked up his address. Phrasal verb.
- 1(b) She looked his address up. Phrasal verb.
- 2(a) When he heard the crash, he looked up. Not a phrasal verb.
- 2(b) When he heard the crash, he looked up at the sky. Not a phrasal verb.
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