Do you think that the furniture and colors in your house affect
you?Feng ShuiTWO-WORD VERBS: MAIN VERB + a PARTICLE come back
Figure out (understand) call in(contact) look into (research) pick
up(1. improve; 2. get) putup (erect; build) PHRASAL VERBSImportant
facts about phrasal verbs: Phrasal verbs are common in everyday
EnglishLike other verbs, they often have multiple meanings
TRANSITIVE PHRASAL VERBS:These phrasal verbs take object
nouns.Most transitive phrasal verbs are separable:Noun objects can
go: after the particle (verb + particle + object)orThey tore down
the entrance. between the verb and particle (verb + object +
particle) They tore the entrance downEXCEPTION: If the direct
object is a pronoun, it must go between the verb and particle: The
student didnt know a word, so he looked it up in the
dictionary.Note: In a long sentence, a phrasal verb is usually not
separated.INTRANSITIVE PHRASAL VER: BSDO NOT TAKE AN OBJECTALWAYS
INSEPARAB LE (NOT SEPARABLE):
Examples:Catch on (become popular): I wonder if baseball will
catch on in China.get ahead (make progress): The harder you work,
the more you will get ahead in life.Show up (appear): Her friends
showed up late for the party. Sit down (take a seat): When you
enter the classroom, please sit down.
