Phrasal verbs

hello,

Could you help me, please, with the sentences below? I need phrasal verbs.

1. She has really taken .............. her nephew and always buys him expensive presents.
2. When you take ..................... insurance, read the small prints.

 

thank you

Hi Brian,

Unfortunately, some answers that are very easy for native speakers are not that easy for non native speakers. Especially phrasal verbs , which are ,to some extend ,idomatic phrases, so if I haven't heard a particular phrasal verb used in a certain context and my dictionary doesn't have the meaning I'm looking for than i have no idea which ph.v. is correct.

When it comes to my examples I would put 'take up' in #2, but it's a pure gues, so I'm not sure if it's ok, in #1 I have no idea what ph.v. fits the sentence

BR
Yogi

p.s.
I have only handouts with exercises, no list of ph.v. , no course book.

Yogi2005 wrote:

Could you help me, please, with the sentences below? I need phrasal verbs. 1. She has really taken .............. her nephew and always buys him expensive presents. 2. When you take ..................... insurance, read the small prints.

OK Yogi2005! You have convinced me! I apologise for being unhelpful! Danyoo has provided the answers and definitions.i.e.

1. She has really taken TO her nephew and always buys him expensive presents.
2. When you take OUT insurance, read the small prints.

Another way of explaining these phrasal verbs is..
To "take to" is to "take a liking to" = to have developed an affection for....
To "take out" an insurance policy, is to start a new insurance policy.
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Does this help?
Kind regards

Hello Phungninhbao

Yes, two-word-verbs are not easy for people learning English! There are many of them in English. On behalf of all native speakers I apologise for this!  And each one has a different meaning. It is almost impossible to guess the meanings! Even if one sounds similar to another,  the meaning will probably be totally different!

In some language books are lists of phrasal verbs. One good way to learn them is by doing a proper language course. This way you will probably learn a few new phrasal verbs each day.

Of course we can always help you with any that you do not understand. But there are actually ....thousands! But you do not need to learn ALL af them! Some two-word-verbs (phrasal verbs) are used more often than others. I suggest you just learn the phrasal verbs that are in common usage.

With all good wishes