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                   14.4  Phrasal Verbs




                      1. Phrasal verbs* usually have    Look out! There’s a dog in the road!
                        two words (a verb + a particle).   Phrasal Verb
                        Particles are small words       I looked out the window.
                        (about, over, on, in) that         Verb   Prepositional Phrase
                        look like prepositions. Unlike
                        prepositions, however, they give   look out: be careful
                        a different meaning to the verb   out: in a direction away from
                        they combine with.

                      2.    Phrasal verbs are often used   call off = cancel      go over = review
                        instead of single-word verbs    find out = discover, learn  hand in = submit
                        that express the same meaning.  get ahead = succeed       run into = meet (by accident)
                                                        give up = quit, stop trying  talk over = discuss

                       *See pages A7–A9 for lists of phrasal verbs.



                     4  Underline the phrasal verb in each sentence. Then choose the correct definition. Refer to the
                         lists on pages A7–A9 for more phrasal verbs and their meanings.

                         1.  Tan Le wants to find out more about how brains work.

                            a.  ask                     b.  discover

                         2.  As a child, Tan Le learned never to give up.
                            a.  stop trying             b.  make mistakes


                         3.  If you want more information, you can look up Tan Le’s company online.
                            a.  find                    b.  contact

                         4.  People are thinking about the different ways to use the new technology.

                            a.  are considering         b.  are remembering

                         5.  Some people do not like new technology, but it isn’t going to go away.
                            a.  continue                b.  disappear

                         6.  The world cannot go back to an age
                            without computers.
                            a.  advance                 b.  return


                         7.  The scientist had to call off his research
                            because his equipment was damaged.

                            a.  cancel                  b.  repeat

                         8.  The researcher finished the test and
                            turned off the machine.

                            a.  stopped                 b.  started


                                                  A woman looks at a flying
                                                  object with Emotiv Insight
        384   VERBS
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