When you look up phrasal verbs in the dictionary, you'll often find a long list of meanings. Challenge #2: They Have Multiple Meanings In this context, "run up" means "greatly increase" as in "My friend ordered too many appetizers and really ran up the bill." Since these two sentences look very similar, though, it can be hard to recognize that a phrasal verb is being used if you aren't familiar with that verb. In the second sentence, the phrasal verb "run up" is used. In the first sentence, the main verb is "run," and the phrase "up the hill" describes where they ran. (verb + prepositional phrase "up the hill") away, etc.), but they behave as part of the verb and not as prepositions or adverbs. Put up with = put (main verb) + up (particle 1) + with (particle 2)
Phrasal verbs can be hard to recognize since they are composed of two or more components, a main verb + one or more particles.īreak down = break (main verb) + down (particle) In this article, we'll review those challenges, offer some tips to help you handle them, and share activities and resources for helping you improve your mastery of these verbs. Phrasal verbs (like look up and find out) present many challenges to non-native English speakers.
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