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10.6 Transitive Phrasal Verbs: Separable and Inseparable

Separable Inseparable
He looked over the report. We can’t get over the changes.
Direct Object Direct Object

He looked the report over.
Direct Object

1. Most transitive phrasal verbs are separable. Who picked out the birthday card?
The object may come after the phrasal verb or Who picked the birthday card out?
between the two parts of the phrasal verb.

2. When the object is a pronoun (me, you, him, . . .). /¥ She didn’t pick it out. | did.
it comes between the two words. X She didn’t pick out it.

3. ln an inseparable phrasal verb, the object or /¥ |came across an interesting article.
object pronoun comes after the two parts of v¥ |came across it while doing research.
the phrasal verb. X |came it across yesterday.

4. Three-word phrasal verbs are always v¥ Gary looked up to his older brother.
inseparable. X Gary looked up his older brother to.

See pages A7-A10 for a list of separable and inseparable phrasal verbs and their meanings.

5 Complete the conversations with the correct form of the phrasal verb in parentheses and her,
him, if, or me. You can check the meanings of the verbs on pages A7-A10.

1. A: Do you know the expression “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder’?
B: Yeah. I looked it u (ook up) on the Internet.

2. A: Isaw an ad fora cool motorcycle. It’s on sale. You should Ss (check out).

B: No, thanks. Motorcycles (turn off).

3. A: Remember Jim from our high school? I (run into) yesterday.
B: Yes,J ____ CSS together with) sometimes. We play golf.

4. A: The first time my grandfather saw my grandmother, he SS Sf for). Att

first she didn’t like him, and she refused to_____ (go out with). He was really
disappointed, and it took him a while to (get over). But when they met

again a few years later, she liked him a lot better... and eventually they got married!
B: That’s so romantic!

5. A: Vera, would you come with me to look for a wedding dress? I need someone to help me

(pick out).

B: Sure, I’d love to.

6. A: Colin, I see something strange on this X ray. I’ve never ____________ (come across)
before in any other X ray.

B: Let’s ask Dr. Voltman to take a look.

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