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Fill in the blanks with the correct phrasal verbs. You may use the clues given in
brackets. One has been done for you.

come up with
1. Can you _______________ a better idea? (think of an idea)
2. She_______________ that the shops would be closed. (showed)
3. Where did you _______________? (become an adult)

4. I’d love to_______________ of this office and go for a walk. (leave a building)
5. He_______________ of the car. (left a car)

Let’s Learn Phrasal Verbs

A phrasal verb has two parts—a verb and a particle. The particle is either a preposition or
an adverb or both.

For example: bring in, go around, look up, put away, take off, look down on, etc.

Phrasal verbs often have meanings which are different from the actual words. For example:

I looked up the dictionary for the meaning of the word ‘collocation’.
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Here, looked up does not mean to look in an upward direction. It means to search for

information.

Formation of Phrasal Verbs

A phrasal verb may be formed in different ways:
Verb + Adverb
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Verb + Adverb + Object
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Verb + Object + Adverb
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Verb + Preposition + Object
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Verb + Adverb + Preposition + Object
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