PV-05 Stress in two-word phasal verbs

Question 1

Intransitive nonseparable phrasal verbs (verbs that do not allow an object) are usually accented on the par___.

Answer 1

Intransitive nonseparable phrasal verbs (verbs that do not allow an object) are usually accented on the particle.

• The barn got hit by lightning, and it burned DOWN.
• Ned drank so much that he passed OUT on the bathroom floor.

Question 2

Transitive nonseparable phrasal verbs (verbs that require an object) are usu­ally accented on the v___.

Answer 2

Transitive nonseparable phrasal verbs (verbs that require an object) are usu­ally accented on the verb.

• Hank’s been CHEATING on his wife for years.
• I told the teacher my dog ate my homework, but she didn’t FALL for it.

Question 3

Separable phrasal verbs (which are always transitive) are usually accented on the part___.

Answer 3

Separable phrasal verbs (which are always transitive) are usually accented on the part___.

• The British soldiers tried to burn DOWN the White House.
• The teacher passed them OUT.

Question 4

When something mechanical breaks down, it does not func____.

Answer 4

When something mechanical breaks down, it does not function. (Se briser)

• I was late for work because my car broke down.
• This photocopier is a piece of junk — it breaks down every day.

When something is old, in bad condition, or not functioning properly, it is broken-down:

• My car is a broken-down piece of junk.

A breakdown is a situation in which something mechanical has broken down:

• After that last breakdown, I decided it was time for a new car.

Question 5

When an arrangement, agreement, negotiation, plan, or marriage breaks down, one or more persons involved is not coo____ting or part____ing because of a disagreement or problem.

Answer 5

When an arrangement, agreement, negotiation, plan, or marriage breaks down, one or more persons involved is not coo____ting or part____ing because of a disagreement or problem. (Se briser, échouer)

• After he started drinking heavily, their marriage started to break down.
• The peace negotiations broke down because neither side was willing to compromise.

A situation in which an arrangement, agreement, negotiation, plan, or marriage has broken down is a breakdown (rupture):

• Neither side would give an inch, and there was a breakdown in the negotiations.

Question 6

When you break down, you lose s___-control and become emotionally or mentally confused.

Answer 6

When you break down, you lose self-control and become emotionally or mentally confused. (Craquer, s’effondrer)

• When the judge sentenced Jones to life in prison, he broke down and begged for mercy.
• Tom breaks down whenever he thinks of the tragedy.

A situation in which someone has broken down and is very upset or confused is a breakdown:

• Marvin had a complete mental breakdown and started to see invisible people.

Question 7

When something decomposes or reduces to its smallest p___ or is reduced by someone to its smallest parts, it breaks down.

Answer 7

When something decomposes or reduces to its smallest parts or is reduced by someone to its smallest parts, it breaks down. (Décomposer)

• After the poison breaks down, it’s quite harmless.
• Anticoagulant drugs are used to break down blood clots.

Question 8

When you reduce a process, situation, problem, plan, or idea to its b___ parts to make it easier to understand, you break it down.

Answer 8

When you reduce a process, situation, problem, plan, or idea to its basic parts to make it easier to understand, you break it down. (Décomposer)

• The professor’s plan seemed really complicated, but after he broke it down for us, we understood it a little better.
• If you break the manufacturing process down into steps, it’s easier to train new workers.

Question 9

When you use force to go thr____ a door that is locked, you break it down.

Answer 9

When you use force to go through a door that is locked, you break it down. (Défoncer)

• The police broke the door down and arrested the bank robbers.
• A door had to be broken down to rescue the people trapped by the fire.

Question 10

When a building or other structure burns down or someone burns it down, it is completely destroyed by f___.

Answer 10

When a building or other structure burns down or someone burns it down, it is completely destroyed by fire. (Brûler, incendier)

• Though most of Chicago burned down in 1871, a few buildings survived.
• The owner was arrested for deliberately burning his factory down.