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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
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