Phrasal Verb refers to the combination of a verb with the particle forming as the phrase going together in a sentence.
There are four types of phrasal verb:
1. Verb + Particle (No Object): This means only a verb and the particle coming together without object after it. The meaning of phrasal verb type 1 could be literal or idiomatic.
Ex: - After having the breakfast, I went out. (Literally)
- There is little fire wood left, so it went out soon. (Idiomatically – stop burning)
2. Verb + Particle + Object (Separable): This means the phrasal verb could either put the particle before or after the object. The meaning of phrasal verb type 2 could also be literal or idiomatic.
Ex: - I put up the photo on the wall. (Literally)
- I put up my cousin for a night. (Idiomatically – give food and a place to stay)
3. Verb + Particle + Object (Inseparable): This means the phrasal verb including a verb and particle could not be separated taking the particle to put after the particle. The meaning of phrasal verb type 3 could also be literal or idiomatic.
Ex: - She came across the royal palace. (Literally)
- He came across the old classmates in the market. (Idiomatically – meet by accident)
4. Verb + Particle + Particle: This means the phrasal verb consists of a verb and two particles. Mostly, the meaning of the phrasal verb is idiomatically.
Ex: - She gets along very well withher friends. (Get is the verb; along and with are the particles)
- I am looking forward to seeing my professors. (Look is the verb; forward and to are the particles)
