PHRASAL VERBS

   Phrasal verbs refer to verbs and prepositions which together have a special meaning. For example, put + off means "postpone". A phrasal verb may be either separable or nonseparable.
   With a separable phrasal verb, a noun may come either between the verb and the preposition or after the preposition. A pronoun comes between the verb and the preposition.
   With a nonseparable phrasal verb, a noun or pronoun must follow the preposition.

Examples:

Separable Phrasal Verbs	Nonseparable Phrasal Verbs
a.       I handed my paper in yesterday  b.      I handed in my paper yesterday  c.       I handed it in yesterday	a.      I ran into an old friend yesterday  b.      I ran into her yesterday

The  following is a list of some common phrasal verbs and their usual meaning.

Separable Phrasal Verbs	Meaning
Bring up	1.      Rear children 2.      Mention or introduce a topic
Call back	Return a telephone call
Cheer up	Make (someone) feels happier
Drop off	Leave something/someone at a place
Get back (from)	Return from
Hand in	Submit an assignment
Look up	Look for information in a reference book
Pick up	Go to get someone (such as in a car)
Put off	Postpone, removes
Switch off	Stop a machine, light, faucet

Nonseparable Phrasal Verbs	Meaning
Check in, check into	Register at a hotel
Drop by, drop in (on)	Visit informally
Get out of	Leave
Get up	Arise from bed, a chair
Grow up	Become an adult
Keep up (with)	Stay at the same position or level
Look after	Take care of
Pass away	Die
Show up	Appear, come
Take after	Resemble
Wake up	Stop sleeping
Hurry up	Be quick
Get on	Board
Look for	Try to find
Turn on	Start
Sit down	Have a seat
Get off	Descend from
Put on	Wear