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R20    SEPARABLE PHRASAL VERBS                                                                                 R21    INSEPARABLE PHRASAL VERBS

        Some phrasal verbs can be separated by the object of the verb. In these cases, the verb goes first,            Some phrasal verbs cannot be separated. Their object
        then the object, then the particle. This separation is usually optional. However, if the object of a           always comes after them, even if it is a pronoun.
        separable phrasal verb is a pronoun, then the phrasal verb must be separated by the pronoun.


              PHRASAL VERB                 DEFINITION                         SAMPLE SENTENCE                               PHRASAL VERB                  DEFINITION                        SAMPLE SENTENCE
                               look after a child until he / she is an adult                                                                  announce your arrival

                               mention something                                                                                              find by chance

                               perform an action                                                                                              reduce / decrease something
                               clean something thoroughly                                                                                     handle / manage someone or something

                               restore / decorate something                                                                                   manage without something
                               write information in a form                                                                                    have a good relationship

                               make something completely full                                                                                 walk / climb on or off a bus, train, plane, etc.
                               find / get something after it has been lost / taken                                                            leave a car / taxi, etc.

                               stop doing something                                                                                           recover (from an illness)

                               distribute something                                                                                           finish something successfully
                               not include something / someone                                                                                check or examine something

                               release something / someone                                                                                    match, suit
                               find information, e.g. in a dictionary                                                                         get news from somebody

                               invent something                                                                                               keep the same pace as others
                               take hold of something and lift it                                                                             take care of someone

                               demolish / destroy something                                                                                   try to find, search

                               delay doing something                                                                                          be excited about something in the future
                               arrange / organize something                                                                                   examine something carefully

                               start a new hobby                                                                                              respect and admire someone
                               get rid of something                                                                                           meet someone by chance

                               refuse / reject something / someone                                                                            not have any left
                               start an electrical device                                                                                     mean, represent

                               make someone stop sleeping                                                                                     be similar to an older relative

                               write something on paper                                                                                       become something else

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