Phrasal verbs - Grammatical form

Phrasal Verbs

Lexical verb + adverb/prep

1)Intransitive e.g. come to (recover consciousness).

2)Transitive inseparable e.g. look into (investigate). Must take an object after verb.

3)Transitive separable e.g. Put off (postpone). Object goes: between verb & particle, or, after verb (not pronoun).

4)Three-part e.g. put up with (endure). Always transitive & inseparable.

Need to think about:

- transitivity
- separability
- idiomatic meaning
- style i.e. slang
- multiple meanings