http://www.englishforums.com/search/pro.htm?q=tag%3aPhrasal+VerbsSearch results for 'tag:Phrasal Verbs' matching tag 'Phrasal Verbs'en-USXMOD (Build: 3616.28671)http://www.englishforums.com/English/AreAllPhrasalVerbsIdioms/lkxcq/post.htm#972257Sun, 15 Nov 2009 14:56:38 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:972257gleb_chebrikoffDear friend, an interesting question you've asked, and may I present my view on the subject. You accurately define the term idiom, and it logically stems from the definition that all phrasal verbs are idioms, since their meaning, as a rule, cannot be deduced from the meaning of their constituents. However, you need to be aware about the existence of two approaches in grammar considering verb + particle combinations ( eg, take up and take off ). 1. That the literal use of a form like go up is not a phrasal verb as such, but a verb operating with a particle: The balloon went up into the air . The term phrasal verb should properly be reserved for figurative and idiomatic uses: The balloon went up (= The crisis finally happened). Here,...http://www.englishforums.com/English/AreAllPhrasalVerbsIdioms/lkxcq/post.htmSun, 15 Nov 2009 06:41:43 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:971957user_garyI know "idiom" means "a group of words having unique meaning compared to the meaning of individual word in the group". Similarly, "phrasal verb" which is a combination of "verb + adverb or preposition or verb" too have different meaning compared the meaning of the verb, so I wonder can I say all "phrasal verbs" are "idioms" because phrasal verbs too have unique meaning compared to the real meaning of the verb?http://www.englishforums.com/English/HowToKnowUseGet/lwzlv/post.htm#959693Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:34:34 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:959693mister micawberGet = 'obtain'. However, 'get' is used in many idiomatic phrasal verbs, which you will have to learn one by one. Here are two of these: Get to + verb = 'Have an opportunity to' + verb Get (something) to + verb = 'Cause (something) to' + verbhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/SeperablePhrasalVerbs/lhcxj/post.htm#954712Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:58:50 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:954712coloraday(1) I believe that hard work can make you cleverer and will get you good results. (2) Another key to get good results is to concentrate when the teacher is teaching. (3) An ambulance and petrol car arrived at the scene. The police took some measurements at the site / scene. They questioned some of the passengers in order to know how the accident had happened . (4) Her greatest ho pe is, all her pupils get very good results on their exam. (5) All the pupils don't not get bored when she is teaching. (6) The girl in dark red dress was bleeding from her mouth and staring at me.http://www.englishforums.com/English/SeperablePhrasalVerbs/lhcxj/post.htm#954694Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:28:58 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:954694vincent teoPlease give me some comments, thanks!http://www.englishforums.com/English/SeperablePhrasalVerbs/lhcxj/post.htm#954316Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:28:53 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:954316vincent teoAnyone can help me to check it? Thanks!!http://www.englishforums.com/English/SeperablePhrasalVerbs/lhcxj/post.htmMon, 26 Oct 2009 22:30:39 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:953947vincent teoHow do I correct them? Please help me, thanks!! (1) I believe that hard work can make you more cleverer and will get you good results. (2) Another key to get good results is to concentrate when the teaching is teaching. (3) An ambulance and petrol car arrived at the scene. The police took some measuements at the site / scene. They interviewed / talked to some of the passengers in order to know how the accident had hapened. (4) Her greatest ho pe is, all her pupils will get a very good results in / on their exam. (5) All the pupils will not get bored when she is teaching. (6) The girl was wearing in dark red dress and bleeding from her mouth and was staring at me.http://www.englishforums.com/English/VerbPhrase/lvjkn/post.htm#941208Tue, 13 Oct 2009 23:36:36 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:941208grammar geekDo you understand what a verb is? Do you understand what a verb phrase is? Are you looking for verb phrases, or phrasal verbs? In any case, we don't do homework assignments, so you need to try to write them yourself first. Then someone can check them for you.http://www.englishforums.com/English/TwoWordVerbs/lcqxc/post.htm#933507Thu, 08 Oct 2009 12:11:08 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:933507grammar geekDo you mean phrasal verbs? If so, google the phrase and you will get many examples.http://www.englishforums.com/English/InVsOn/kpbwx/post.htmSat, 19 Sep 2009 22:51:50 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:909344victorycountryWhen it comes to preposition, I always feel uncomfortable. By reading sentences with ' in or on or of ', I intuitively guess the meaning of sentence. (although, sometimes there are phrasal verbs which have totally different meanings...) But the problem is when it comes to write. e.g. There has been an inflation in the price of fruit recently. There is an increase in the Net Profit of the company. There is a slight decrease in the price of Computer games.. ... Now, I see sentences which I think have very much the same meaning. e.g. It is mostly an increase of Net Income . It basically illustrates an increase in profits and can sometimes can illustrate a decrease on...http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhatBestBookPhrasalVerbsIdioms/kmcvn/post.htm#895076Thu, 10 Sep 2009 07:57:12 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:895076dokterjokkebrokI'm quite fond of the Cambridge English In Use series. I've really learnt a lot from them. But if it's the best... who knows. Regards Dokterjokkebrokhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/WhatBestBookPhrasalVerbsIdioms/kmcvn/post.htmThu, 10 Sep 2009 03:44:21 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:894825anonymousHi, What is the best book for Phrasal Verbs & Idioms? Intermediate level Thnak you a lothttp://www.englishforums.com/English/WhatBestBookPhrasalVerbsIdioms/klxxp/post.htmWed, 09 Sep 2009 09:15:57 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:893552anonymousHi all, What is the best book for phrasal verbs & Idioms? my level isn't as advanced. Thank youhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/DifferenceBetweenIdiomsPhrasal-Verb/kjzjl/post.htm#881132Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:12:35 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:881132youngbuddyAn Idiom is a group of words whose meaning is different from the meaning of the individual words. For example  Anyone in her shoes would have done the same thing. In somebody's shoes means in somebody's situation While phrasal verbs are a combination of verb and preposition, verb and adverb or both. For example  Look after,Look up, Sign in, Sign out ... etchttp://www.englishforums.com/English/DifferenceBetweenIdiomsPhrasal-Verb/kjzjl/post.htmMon, 31 Aug 2009 12:34:56 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:881036anonymousPlease tell me the difference between Idioms and Phrasal verbs. thankyou Vipul (Email removed)http://www.englishforums.com/English/ArePhrasalVerbsIdioms/kvwdg/post.htm#871444Sat, 22 Aug 2009 08:01:19 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:871444anonymousIF THERE WILL BE NO SETTLEMENT HAPPEN... IS THAT GRAMATCALY CORECT?/?? THANKShttp://www.englishforums.com/English/WentTurnedEndedWentTurnedEnded-Badly/kgcqm/post.htmMon, 17 Aug 2009 06:19:28 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:865550anonymousIf you wish to express that something did not go well, which of the following forms would be correct and which would be incorrect: 1) "It went bad" or "It wend badly" 2) "It turned out bad" or "It turned out badly" 3) "It ended up bad" or "It ended up badly" I believe this is essentially the classic "feel bad"/"feel badly" controversy, and the correct answer hinges on whether the verb "went" and the phrasal verbs "turned out" and "ended up" can be used as linking verbs (and thus the adjectival forms would be correct) or if they are mere instransitive verbs (thus making the adverbial froms correct). Thank you for any help you...http://www.englishforums.com/English/ComeOffOver/kzlvp/post.htm#863359Sat, 15 Aug 2009 15:05:07 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:863359successorHello, it seems to me that you have a point there. I found an example in my dictionary where the verb 'come off' has a slightly negative connotation: He comes off as quiet , but he's got a great personality. The phrasal verbs 'come over as' and 'come across as' are synonymous. But I'm doubtful about whether 'come off' would have the same meaning as 'come over as'.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ComeOffOver/kzlvp/post.htmSat, 15 Aug 2009 10:29:26 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:863037successorHello, I'd like to know if you regard the phrasal verbs 'come off' and 'come over' as synonymous in the sentence below or whether there is any difference in meaning. Thank you. She comes over as an efficient businesswoman.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ArePhrasalVerbsIdioms/kvwdg/post.htmTue, 11 Aug 2009 14:40:26 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:857231anonymousare phrasal verbs also considered "idioms or idiomatic xpressions?" thankshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/ShutUp/krldd/post.htm#839069Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:24:32 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:839069dollHmm, I remembered a lesson when I was writing it and we categorized phrasal verbs as "verbs" in a sentence initially and then made the discriminations later for example phrasal verb. I was thinking of it when I wrote but I was not clear. ( At least I should have explained more) I am sorry if I confused anyone. :)http://www.englishforums.com/English/RunOff/jqcjl/post.htm#834269Sun, 26 Jul 2009 09:58:21 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:834269tanitHi, One rule about phrasal verbs which take objects is this: when you have a separable phrasal verb (like tell off ) and the object is a pronoun, you must put it between the verb and the particle. For this reason, you can't write " telling off me ". Therefore, your #2 is wrong. You need " telling me off " (as in your #1). You can write both " telling John off " and " telling off John ", though, because objects that are not pronouns can be placed either after the particle or between the verb and the particle. (To learn more about separable and inseparable phrasal verbs you can have a look at this page ). I assume you are aware of the fact that blame (#6) is not synonymous with scold...http://www.englishforums.com/English/AboutPhrasalVerbsConstruction/jxmng/post.htm#824183Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:06:46 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:824183califjimhow many of them are grammatic ally correct? Four. CJhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/AboutPhrasalVerbsConstruction/jxmng/post.htmFri, 17 Jul 2009 15:54:14 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:824166guyper1.Check out this book! 2.Check this book out! 3.Check out this! 4.Check this out! Hi, how many of them are grammatic correct? Thank youhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/WhatsTheDifference/jlmhn/post.htmMon, 06 Jul 2009 20:31:04 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:809332anonymousI want to know what's the difference betweeen prepositional verbs and phrasal verbs, thank you.http://www.englishforums.com/English/PhrasalVerbs/dhmw/post.htm#806267Sat, 04 Jul 2009 18:21:18 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:806267alpheccastarsHere is a good reference LINK All the best, A- shttp://www.englishforums.com/English/PhrasalVerbs/dhmw/post.htm#806244Sat, 04 Jul 2009 17:55:24 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:806244anonymousI'm trying to study English phrasal verbs. I would like to find some web page with a good explanation of the most important phrasal verbs I have a dictionary, but it's very hard to study phrasal verbs with it, I need some help Thankshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/DifferenceSubjunctiveCatenative-Verbs/jjlqr/post.htm#799453Sun, 28 Jun 2009 15:38:00 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:799453alpheccastarsSunsail: Yes. You are confusing the direct object and the indirect object. I suggested him - him is the direct object - you follow that with "for manager to the director" I suggested the Holiday Inn to him. - This is fine. Holiday Inn is the direct object, and "him" the indirect object. There are only a few verbs where the indirect object can follow the verb. Suggest is not one of these verbs. Give, send and tell are some of the verbs where the indirect object can directly follow the verb. Thank for, a phrasal verb, is another example. The word order is: subject - verb - indirect object - direct object. I thanked him for the compliment. I gave him a letter. I told him a secret.http://www.englishforums.com/English/AdverbialQuestion/wxdpq/post.htm#796415Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:03:39 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:796415philipPhrasal verb is a relatively new term to me (I had always thought I was being inventive with the term two-word verbs) . Either way, it certainly simplifies a lot of things. Here, the phrasal verb consists of two words, and his boss is the direct object.http://www.englishforums.com/English/OpacityAndPhrasalVerbs/2/jvpbz/Post.htm#780338Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:46:10 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:780338kooyeendo you think the meaning of the phrasal verb "hang up" meaning finish a phone call , would become opaque? Of course not! What kind of question is that? Maybe you meant the "etymology" would be obscure, but hardly anyone worries about that.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ToExplainAwayIntransitive/jzzxv/post.htm#778155Sat, 13 Jun 2009 00:28:17 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:778155eyeseeyouSorry, I made a mistake. It said Transitive only. I must've looked it up quickly. I'll take advantage of this thread and ask if there are other ways (idioms or phrasal verbs) to convey the same idea of explaining away.http://www.englishforums.com/English/OpacityAndPhrasalVerbs/jvpbz/post.htm#775706Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:24:11 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:775706cliveHi, If a time came when mobile phones where were the only phones in existence, do you think the meaning of the phrasal verb "hang up" , meaning finish a phone call , would become opaque? I wouldn't say 'opaque' is wrong. However, I assume the intended meaning is 'obscure', and I think that would be a more common word to choose. The meaning of the sentence makes me think that a better choice would be 'incomprehensible' or perhaps 'archaic'. Best wishes, Clivehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/OpacityAndPhrasalVerbs/jvpbz/post.htmThu, 11 Jun 2009 14:12:31 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:775698anonymousIf a time came when mobile phones where the only phones in existence, do you think the meaning of the phrasal verb "hang up" meaning finish a phone call , would become opaque?http://www.englishforums.com/English/TagAlong/jdxhp/post.htmMon, 08 Jun 2009 13:25:52 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:770608insidelightHi, I´d like to know if in this sentence the phrasal verbs are rightly used, I´m learning: I wanted to tag alomg with my mother but she has given up on my promises and she booted me up. Ok, thanks in advancehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/PhrasalVerbs/jrjjr/post.htmFri, 29 May 2009 16:19:42 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:754443anonymouswhat are the phrasal verbs synymous to 'achieve' ?http://www.englishforums.com/English/PhrasalVerb/wqxvv/post.htm#751353Wed, 27 May 2009 19:59:50 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:751353califjimIs that correct, or does 'up' become its own Prepositional Phrase within the Verb phrase? It may depend on the details of the system of analysis you are following. I'm inclined to go with Radford and have 'up' become a PP in that context. Radford, in Transformational Grammar (Cambridge University Press, 1988), does the phrasal verbs like this: [VP [ PP ] [ PP [ NPhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/PhrasalVerb/wqxvv/post.htm#750909Wed, 27 May 2009 14:11:40 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:750909philipI look at the whole question in a rather simplistic way. look up is, as you say, a phrasal verb (I call them 2-word verbs). The fact that the object pronoun comes between the two parts makes no difference. It is still a phrasal verb with no grammatical designation given to the up when the words are separated by the pronoun.http://www.englishforums.com/English/NeverEver/wljkg/post.htm#732983Sat, 16 May 2009 12:49:42 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:732983kooyeenIt seems you model the abilities and needs of all ESL students on yourself. That's what you are doing too, except it's never clear what the foudation of your reasoning is, and often also what the actual reasoning is. It seems successful fluent learners of any language have focused less on unimportant theoretical details, and more on practicing input and output extensively, picking up the details almost unconsciously through constant exposure. Each learner learns in their own way, which depends on their first language, motivation, nervous system. Some may need more info on something, others need a different approach, etc. Not everyone learn languages easily, for the same reason not everyone finds math or drawing easy. Some...http://www.englishforums.com/English/For/wmzrw/post.htm#729104Thu, 14 May 2009 04:40:31 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:729104takaThose fors of phrasal verbs I presented as examples are defined as 'to get' in this dictionary: http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=30332&dict=CALD or as 'used to indicate the object of a desire, intention, or perception:had a nose for news; eager for success' in this dictionary: http://www.bartleby.com/61/13/F0241300.html Do you still think it's different in kind? If you do, then which 'for' is it among the definitions shown in the dictionaries above?http://www.englishforums.com/English/PickedUpAndTookItHome/wlqhp/post.htm#727052Tue, 12 May 2009 17:52:50 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:727052alpheccastarsThere are idiomatic variations for phrasal verbs such as this one. We use it in two different patterns: 1) subject, verb, object, preposition; 2) subject, verb, preposition, object Here are some examples: 1) to get something along the way when travelling to a destination I picked up some milk on the way home from work. I picked up my laundry at the cleaners. I have to pick up the neighbor's children after school today. 2) To lift something from the ground and carry it I picked my little brother up and carried him the rest of the way home because he was tired. I saw that someone had dropped a silver dollar. I picked it up and put it in my pocket.http://www.englishforums.com/English/AdverbsBetweenVerbObject/wkzdh/post.htm#720422Thu, 07 May 2009 18:27:37 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:720422kooyeenThanks! Some verbs seem to be halfway between phrasal verbs and normal verbs followed by a normal adverb. I guess it's those kinds of verbs that sometimes confuse me. Put something in the box is not a phrasal verb though, so expect this to be impossible, no matter how long the object is: Put in that box all the pictures we took on our trip to Disneyland in 2003... Impossible in speech too, right? That's what I am unsure about. If so, I expect such scructures to be changed in speech, adding redundancy: Put them in the box, all the pictures we took on our (anticipatory pronoun) All the pictures we took , put them in the box. (Anticipatory object) I know that happens a lot in speech, and if inserting adverbs...http://www.englishforums.com/English/AdverbsBetweenVerbObject/wkzdh/post.htm#719533Thu, 07 May 2009 04:26:26 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:719533califjimI have been following (or trying to follow) that rule of thumb that says "don't put an adverb between the verb and the object" Good work! Keep it up! decision to take into account fires That was just written by a stupid headline writer having a bad day. It's a dopey word order. Put all these things together. / Put together all these things. The phrasal verbs like put together and take apart are about as flexible as any other phrasal verbs. The adverbial particle of a phrasal verb is not subject to the "rule" you cited above -- although to my ear together and apart are best left after the object in most cases. Throw the garbage away; throw away the garbage. Set the tables up in the living room; set up the...http://www.englishforums.com/English/AnotherGreatVideoLearnPhrasal-Verbs/wjdgd/post.htmSun, 03 May 2009 16:58:03 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:713357lucas777Hi everybody, I posted a video I found in youtube and many englishforum members said me they really like teacher Steve Ford's video on 'get' phrasal verbs. He explains these phrasal verbs to his private student Nick from Greece. I thought this a good portal to language learners like me, so here is the continuation of 'Steve in Paris'. Good explanation, music and there is a quiz on the end of the video for everybody to practise. I hope you like it!http://www.englishforums.com/English/CutUp/whddg/post.htm#703679Mon, 27 Apr 2009 09:52:52 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:703679mister micawber. It's not the same phrasal verb. I would call 'be cut up' a combination of verb + adjective. However, many phrasal verbs have multiple meanings: to break down, to pick up, to make up, etc, etc. .http://www.englishforums.com/English/PhrasalVerbs/wgmlv/post.htmSat, 25 Apr 2009 20:38:35 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:701305lucas777Hi Everybody! I found this video on youtube for learning phrasal verbs. I just posted it in distance learning and videos and I see I should post only the youtube url, so here it is again. I think it is cool! It has a story, music, explanation and a quiz at ther end.http://www.englishforums.com/English/HaveObjectVerbPastParticiple/wgrpm/post.htm#698016Thu, 16 Apr 2009 01:48:17 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:698016eagerseekerHere is how I understand the sentence with added words: "I've ordered the bulk of our food stores moved onto the ice and the remaining boats put off." So what do you think? I think the same thing. CJ Thank you CalifJim. So we were talking about a reduced clause as the structure to + be + past participle was reduced and expressed only with a single past participle. It is very hard and slow to read an English novel with so many reduced clauses and phrasal verbs, but I've decided boldly to proceed step by step, word by word.http://www.englishforums.com/English/PrepositionalVerbsPhrase/wzzlp/post.htm#694390Sat, 04 Apr 2009 18:27:18 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:694390alpheccastars1) I looked at the magazine. What did you look at? Answer: the magazine. Magazine is the direct object of the phrasal verb "look at" Compare with this sentence: 2) I looked up at my father. What did you look at? (the direct object) Does this sentence contain an adverb?http://www.englishforums.com/English/GorillasReadingSelectiveCloze/wbgkw/post.htm#689116Fri, 20 Mar 2009 21:32:56 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:689116tanitHi K., Right you are! Some of these exercises are not a piece of cake. Even when I don't "know" the answer however, I often "feel" instinctively what is correct, probably because I read a lot and also listen to spoken English (esp. podcasts) a lot. My passive vocabulary is improving steadily (I did a mock exam last week and my teacher asked me what sort of drugs I had taken before sitting for the test, so stunning was my performance), but this improvement doesn't seem to affect my active vocabulary. Any suggestions? About the phrasal verbs, I'll see if I manage to post a couple of exercises I've recently done. It will take me at least a couple of weeks, though.http://www.englishforums.com/English/AnotherPhrasalVerb/wdmcz/post.htm#686417Fri, 13 Mar 2009 22:35:03 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:686417yankeeLook at the definitions for each of the phrasal verbs in the links (in blue below). Which do you think makes sense in your sentence? A - wear out (definition 26) B - run over (definition 167) C - take on (definition 113) D - look up (definition 31) E - catch on (definition 42) By the way, this will probably be a handy site for you: http://www.onelook.com/ EDIT: Definition number (#113) for option C has been belatedly fixed. Thanks, A!http://www.englishforums.com/English/SeparableInseparablePhrasal-Verbs/ccggr/post.htm#683889Sat, 07 Mar 2009 02:50:06 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:683889yankeeW hat is a separable phrasal verb? Have you tried to look it up , Anon? The phrasal verb "look up" is separable. That means that a noun or a pronoun can be inserted between the verb (look) and the particle (up). For additional information about phrasal verbs, take a look here: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/630/01/