Mechanics: Phrasal Verb and Idioms Flashcards by Bea Tanese | Brainscape

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idioms

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groups of words that can mean things other than what they say

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phrasal verbs

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when idioms are created by combining a verb and an adverb or preposition; intransitive or transitive (separable or inseparable)

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intransitive phrasal verbs

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cannot take a direct object (always inseparable)

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transitive phrasal verbs

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takes a direct object (separable or inseparable)

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separable transitive phrasal verbs

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when the direct object can separate the verb and the adverb (or preposition)

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inseparable transitive phrasal verbs

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can’t have the direct object in the middle of the phrasal verb

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intransitive phrasal verbs

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inseperable phrasal verbs that can’t take a direct object (but can take an indirect one)

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