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What is Grammar?
English Grammar Terms
The 8 English Parts of
Speech
These are the words that you use to make a sentence.
There are only
8 types of word - and the most
important is the Verb!
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Verbs |
be, have, do, work |
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Nouns |
man, town, music |
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Adjectives |
a, the, 69, big |
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Adverbs |
loudly, well, often |
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Pronouns |
you, ours, some |
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Prepositions |
at, in, on, from |
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Conjunctions |
and, but, though |
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Interjections |
ah, dear, er, um |
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Hot Links
Verbs
Passive voice
Modal verbs
Conditionals
Questions
Irregular
verbs
Going to
Gerunds
Phrasal Verbs
Tenses
Nouns
(Un) Countable nouns
Adjectives
Articles
Pronouns
Preposition List
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| Grammar Quizzes
Parts of Speech Quiz
Verb Classification Quiz
Main Verb Forms Quiz
Active or Passive Quiz
Subjunctive Quiz
Future Time Quiz
Continuous Tense Verb
Quiz
Used to do or Be used to
Quiz
Have to,
Must, Must not Quiz
Can, Could, Be able
to Quiz
Questions Quiz
Tag Questions
Quiz
Infinitive or
-ing Quiz
Gerunds Quiz
Phrasal Verbs
Quiz
Conditionals Quiz
For or Since Quiz
Present Simple
Present Continuous
Present Perfect
Simple
Present Perfect
Continuous
Past Simple
Questions
Comparative
Adjectives
Superlative
Adjectives
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Phrasal Verbs
and other multi-word verbs
Phrasal verbs are part of a large group of verbs called
"multi-word verbs". Phrasal verbs and other multi-word verbs are an important
part of the English language. Multi-word verbs, including phrasal verbs, are
very common, especially in spoken English. A multi-word verb is a verb like
"pick up", "turn on" or "get on with". For convenience, many people refer to
all multi-word verbs as phrasal verbs. These verbs consist of a basic verb +
another word or words. The other word(s) can be prepositions and/or
adverbs. The two or three words that make up multi-word verbs form a short
"phrase"—which is why these verbs are often all called "phrasal
verbs".
The important thing to remember is that a multi-word verb is still
a verb. "Get" is a verb. "Get up", is also a verb, a different verb. "Get" and
"get up" are two different verbs. They do not have the same meaning. So you
should treat each multi-word verb as a separate verb, and learn it like any
other verb. Look at these examples. You can see that there are three types of
multi-word verb:
| single-word verb |
look |
direct your eyes in a certain direction |
You must look before you leap. |
| multi-word verbs |
prepositional verbs |
look after |
take care of |
Who is looking after the baby? |
| phrasal verbs |
look up |
search for and find information in a reference
book |
You can look up my number in the telephone
directory. |
| phrasal-prepositional verbs |
look forward to |
anticipate with pleasure |
I look forward to meeting you. |
In this lesson we look at the three types of multi-word verbs,
including phrasal verbs, followed by a quiz to check your understanding:
| EnglishClub.com Tip |
| Like many grammar books, we divide
multi-word verbs into: |
- prepositional verbs
- phrasal verbs
- phrasal-prepositional
verbs
Other grammars, however, call
all multi-word verbs "phrasal verbs". |
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