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Hela wrote: Dear teachers, Are the following particles adverbs or prepositions ? The visitor HANG UP his coat. UP = preposition? She TOOK DOWN her hat from the peg. DOWN = preposition? He paid off his debts. Can we say “he paid his debts off”? You won't get off that...

Phrasal Verbs, A New Approach To Learning “I don’t understand” he said, “I just don’t understand”. These words from a student in early 2003 set me off on a quest to resolve a problem that has for centuries defeated teacher and student alike. My student, José García Bes, like millions...

Phrasal verbs have been one of the most difficult areas of English to both teach and learn, and for the intermediate and advanced student a source of a feeling of inadequacy when they are proficient in grammar and vocabulary. The dedicated student, who has mastered the seemingly endless...

CalifJim wrote: My thoughts. I don't think it matters whether the combination of verb and particle has a literal meaning or an idiomatic meaning. If it operates as a unit, and the particle is not used as a preposition, then it's a phrasal verb. I know that some definitions insist that some...

Meantolearn wrote: Hi MrP, Once I was told a joke by my previous co-worker. A: "What are you up to?" B: "I'm up to 6 3" (i.e. 6'3") As for the different meanings...When English is at a loss for an expression, it takes a common verb (give, take, get, etc.), and sticks random...

Redkiddy wrote: Dear friends and moderators, As you might know I have been learning English for a long time, look at this question. You know phrasal verbs are mostly formed with verb+preposition ,,, So in this usage the prepositions are named as adverb. Look at this sentences... ...