Can you back your hard drive up? Or must you back up your hard drive? Can you calm yourself down? Or must you calm down yourself? Can you blow balloons up? Or must you blow up balloons? Can you hang ...

Phrasal verbs represent a practically limitless group of verbs that can be combined with short adverbs or prepositions to produce new meanings. Here are some examples: Phrasal verbs are ubiquitous in ...

"Turn off the TV" is an example of a phrasal verb, which is a verb that has a base verb and one or two particles. Credit: MikeSleigh/Getty Images A ‘phrasal verb’ is a verb that has a base verb and ...

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In this episode we will look at how to describe cycles and also the use and purpose of phrasal verbs. Hello, I’m Margot Politis. Welcome again to Study English, IELTS preparation. Today, we’re going ...

In these examples, down and back are not prepositions but function as adverbs to extend or change the meaning of the verb. This combination of verb and adverb is always known as a phrasal verb. Note ...