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phrasal verb is inseparable so the object can only got in the end position

(after the phrasal verb).

This phrasal verb is mostly used in the third-person singular (simple

present).

 Mark is so hot-headed. He takes after his father. (= he resembles his father)

 She is very pretty. She definitely takes after her mother.
 Your son doesn’t take after you at all.

 You take after your grandfather. You both have the same nose and mouth.
 He takes after his mother’s side of the family.

 Do you take after your mother or your father?
 My children are so intelligent – I’m sure they take after me.

2. Take after = to follow someone as an example
(transitive – inseparable) Take after can also mean to follow someone as an

example. Again you are following a characteristic or trait of a person. You

are copying their habits.

 Don’t take after your brother – you’ll just end up in loser like him.

 I hope she takes after her aunt and begins volunteering abroad.

Exercise:

For each of the following sentences, choose the right preposition to form the correct

phrasal verb:
1) Do you take ……….. your mother or your father?

(a) in (b) over (c) after (d) off

2) I could hardly take ……….. everything she said.

(a) in (b) over (c) after (d) off
(d) off
3) After her diet, her dress needed to be taken ………...

(a) in (b) over (c) after

4) The company was taken ……….. by an experienced businessman.

(a) in (b) over (c) after (d) off

5) The plane will take ……….. in a few minutes.

(a) in (b) over (c) after (d) off

6) The leader of my group left, so I decided to take ………...

(a) in (b) over (c) after (d) off

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