Phrasal Verbs: This is a challenge to anybody who wants to attempt it.It is an example of how we English speakers love to use phrasal verbs. They are a large part of our everyday informal conversation. Phrasal verbs are combinations of verbs with prepositions (acting as particles or pieces of the phrasal verb) to change the meaning of the original verb. For example,"When do you normally get up?" "Get" normally means "receive." But this phrasal verb usage actually means,"When do you normally arise from bed?"If you are brave and adventuresome, can you "translate" this paragraph from informal phrasal verbs to formal English verbs without any phrasal verbs? The reward will not be a trip to an exotic country, nor will it be a large cash prize. You will have to settle for my recognition of your effort in accepting this challenge. I know, this is not a marketable reward. My recognition is not valued by the world. But your satisfaction with taking on (Oops! a phrasal verb) the challenge and perhaps learning something should be enough for you. Who will attempt this challenge?I really get offon English, but what puts me off is when some native speakers put down English learners who hardly get by and can't keep up with them. How can they get away withputting learners through that? Instead they should look out for them, put up with them and come down from their own pride and get down with them on their level. They should look up to learners as brave people who pull themselves up from the initial challenge of learning English and run up against phrasal verbs without giving up. They just go on with their studies and get over the challenges and eventually get through them. If we don't hold up our English learners they will get down on themselves and will drop out of class and do away with all their efforts.
The term "phrasal verb" was unfamiliar to me - although the concept was not - so I looked it up. I found this wonderful page, called appropriately enough Englishpage, with a detailed explanation of phrasal verbs, and a phrasal verb dictionary!
I woke up to the alarm and got up at 6:30am. After I'd finished up my breakfast, I pulled on my coat and set off for work. Thanks to the heavy snow and icy road, the traffic tailed back for miles and I was 10 minutes late for work. When I got to the hospital, I made for the conference room where my colleagues were having moring briefing. After that, I made rounds to look in on my patients, and then I headed for the operating room to carry out an emergency operation which really gave us a hard time. But I was very thankful that the surgery turned out well and proved to be a success. I gulped down my lunch and managed to be in time for an administration meeting at 1:30pm. After the meeting, I had to deal with a customer complaint. Several relatives of a patient were buzzing around outside my office and trying to get in. 'Are you trying to duck out of it?' one raletive cried out when he saw me approaching. I reasoned with them and tried to settle them down. Thankfully, I managed to argue them out of messing things up and they had to settle for less compensation. And eventually, I was on my way home. What a relief and what a busy day!
pull on: put clothes on quickly tail back: form a traffic jam buzz around: move quickly around a place duck out of: avoid doing something argue somebody out of something: to persuade somebody not to do something
I've thought about writing a blog about phrasal verbs since I posted the blog about idioms. But Bill has 'beaten me to the punch', so I don't need to post a similar one. Let's just learn some phrasal verbs here.
Yes, just as Bill said, it's a challenge to get used to phrasal verbs! I admit Bill's paragraph with all of the phrasal verbs is a bit difficult to understand/translate. But with more practice, you'll get used to them and overcome the obstacle on the road to your success.
Some learners may ask why we should learn something like this because they think they can do without any phrasal verbs. But I guess sometimes it's difficult or impossible to express your ideas, thoughts or opinion properly in another way - single word may sound too formal. (You say 'get up' instead of 'rise' from bed.)
So what's your favorite phrasal verb? Share one with us here and try to make a sentence with it.
Example: sail through
Meaning: to pass or succeed at something very easily
Sentence: I sailed through the driving test.
Nice to meet you too.I have learned english for three months.I have gone to english course.I will keep it approximently 3-4 months.In this time I have to look up my english becase it is necessary for my job.I am mechanical engineer for five years.I am following you by this topic.I learned -look phrasel verb yesterday.Thanks alot my friends.Baby in your sharing is very cute.he's eyes are beatufil.I admired to See you again.
hello Bill, phraasal verbs for me are like life belts you know when I can't find the appropreate verb I use a phrasal one .Sorry for the question but in British English hardly doesn't exist haha! I mean both the adjective and the adverb are hard what about American English? here in exams it is considered as wrong!!!
You use your phrasal verbs correctly. I did add three changes to make the rest of the English sound more like common American speech. Using the articles or not using them is really hard to perfectly grasp. And we usually say a for long time instead of in a long run. Hope this helps.
I am broke. I can hardly make ends meet. But if the given offer works out, I will not be in the red for a long time.
WoW! What a great story with the phrasal verbs you have written! I am fond of idioms. Honestly, I collect them! So, I'd like to try myself as an author of such kind of a text. Dear Bill! I will be very thankful if you correct me. As to learners, I'd like them to explain what I mean. So, here is the text:
I am broke. I can hardly make the ends meet. But if the given offer works out, I will not be in red in a long run.
I started to learn English when I was 14 years old. As it was a foreign language and as a first start, I was found a lot of difficulties to follow and to understand the English Teacher by that time. Although, the teacher was not a a native speaker but he sometimes did not understand the students' nature. Therefore, many of the students tried to avoid to join the English Class.
Now days, there are a lot of International companies are in my country and the need the staffs who have a good back ground of the English language skill. However, sometimes their supervisors need a perfect usage of the English especially the phrasal verbs.
I need you to assist us especially for the phrasal verbs.
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Thanks for the comment and the links, but I'm looking forward to Bill's reply to your comment.
I woke up to the alarm and got up at 6:30am. After I'd finished up my breakfast, I pulled on my coat and set off for work. Thanks to the heavy snow and icy road, the traffic tailed back for miles and I was 10 minutes late for work. When I got to the hospital, I made for the conference room where my colleagues were having moring briefing. After that, I made rounds to look in on my patients, and then I headed for the operating room to carry out an emergency operation which really gave us a hard time. But I was very thankful that the surgery turned out well and proved to be a success. I gulped down my lunch and managed to be in time for an administration meeting at 1:30pm. After the meeting, I had to deal with a customer complaint. Several relatives of a patient were buzzing around outside my office and trying to get in. 'Are you trying to duck out of it?' one raletive cried out when he saw me approaching. I reasoned with them and tried to settle them down. Thankfully, I managed to argue them out of messing things up and they had to settle for less compensation. And eventually, I was on my way home. What a relief and what a busy day!
pull on: put clothes on quickly
tail back: form a traffic jam
buzz around: move quickly around a place
duck out of: avoid doing something
argue somebody out of something: to persuade somebody not to do something
I've thought about writing a blog about phrasal verbs since I posted the blog about idioms. But Bill has 'beaten me to the punch', so I don't need to post a similar one. Let's just learn some phrasal verbs here.
Yes, just as Bill said, it's a challenge to get used to phrasal verbs! I admit Bill's paragraph with all of the phrasal verbs is a bit difficult to understand/translate. But with more practice, you'll get used to them and overcome the obstacle on the road to your success.
Some learners may ask why we should learn something like this because they think they can do without any phrasal verbs. But I guess sometimes it's difficult or impossible to express your ideas, thoughts or opinion properly in another way - single word may sound too formal. (You say 'get up' instead of 'rise' from bed.)
So what's your favorite phrasal verb? Share one with us here and try to make a sentence with it.
Example:
sail through
Meaning: to pass or succeed at something very easily
Sentence: I sailed through the driving test.
Now it's your turn!
You use your phrasal verbs correctly. I did add three changes to make the rest of the English sound more like common American speech. Using the articles or not using them is really hard to perfectly grasp. And we usually say a for long time instead of in a long run. Hope this helps.
I am broke. I can hardly make ends meet. But if the given offer works out, I will not be in the red for a long time.
I am broke. I can hardly make the ends meet. But if the given offer works out, I will not be in red in a long run.
Now days, there are a lot of International companies are in my country and the need the staffs who have a good back ground of the English language skill. However, sometimes their supervisors need a perfect usage of the English especially the phrasal verbs.
I need you to assist us especially for the phrasal verbs.
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