Verb plus preposition
1.- A phrasal verb is a verb plus a preposition or adverb which creates a meaning different from the original verb.
Example:
I ran into my teacher at the movies last night. RUN + INTO = MEET
He ran away when he was 15. RUN + AWAY = LEAVE HOME
Example:
- He suddenly showed up. " SHOW UP" CANNOT TAKE AN OBJECT.
3.- Some phrasal verbs are transitive. A transitive verb can be followed by an object.
Example:
- I made up the story. " STORY" IS THE OBJECT OF "MAKE UP"
4.- Some transitive phrasal verbs are separable. The object is placed between the verb and the preposition.
Example:
- I talked my mother into letting me borrow the car.
- She looked the phone number up.
5.- Some transitive phrasal verbs are inseparable. The object is placed after the verb and the preposition.
Example:
- I ran into an old friend yesterday.
- They are looking into the problem.
6.- Some transitive phrasal verbs can take an object in both places.
Example:
- I looked the number up in the phono book.
- I looked up the number in the phone book
