Syntactic Properties of Phrasal Verbs | Lesson 1 of 3

This video tutorial by Lulu addresses the complexity of phrasal verbs in English grammar. It covers the syntactic structure of phrasal verbs, including their components and classifications into transitive, intransitive, and phrasal prepositional verbs. The tutorial also distinguishes between phrasal verbs and prepositional verbs, providing examples and explanations for each type.

What makes phrasal verbs particularly challenging for non-native English speakers?

• They are always used in formal contexts.

• They have meanings that are not easily deduced from their parts.

• They are rarely used in everyday speech.

• They have a fixed number of forms.

What is a particle in the context of phrasal verbs?

• A type of noun

• A component that can be an adverb or preposition

• A verb modifier that always changes the verb's tense

• A synonym for the main verb

What is the role of a particle in a phrasal verb?

• To act as a subject in a sentence

• To always precede the main verb

• To form a new verb by adding or extending meaning

• To change the verb's tense

Which of the following is an example of a separable transitive phrasal verb?

• Call off

• Come across

• Run into

• Look for

What distinguishes a transitive phrasal verb from an intransitive one?

• Intransitive phrasal verbs can be separated by a direct object.

• Transitive phrasal verbs take a direct object.

• Transitive phrasal verbs do not take a direct object.

• Intransitive phrasal verbs always end with a preposition.

Which of the following is NOT a feature of phrasal verbs?

• They can be used with auxiliaries.

• They are always intransitive.

• They can be conjugated to show tense.

• They can be found in both active and passive voice.

Which of the following is a characteristic of phrasal prepositional verbs?

• They consist of only two words.

• They are always separable.

• They can be replaced by a single verb synonym.

• They never have a direct object.

What does the phrasal prepositional verb 'put up with' mean?

• To remove

• To tolerate

• To construct something

• To display

How do prepositional verbs differ from phrasal verbs?

• Prepositional verbs always change the meaning of the main verb.

• Prepositional verbs have a preposition that adds little semantic information.

• Prepositional verbs are always intransitive.

• Prepositional verbs are always separable.

Which of the following is an example of a prepositional verb?

• Put up with

• Run out

• Look for

• Call off