2. What are they…? How do you use them correctly?

3. Phrasal verbs are commonly used in English, so its important to learn them! A phrasal verb has 2 parts: 1) a verb 2) and a preposition (at least one) special meaning * often a phrasal verb has a special meaning

4. Show up = arrive/come Show off = brag/show how great you are Show around = to familiarize someone with a new place Take off = leave a place Take after = to resemble or look like another person

5. The object simply answers the question: What? Or Who? Look at the following examples

6. 1. Cynthia drops off the children at 8:00 each day. Drop off = phrasal verb... WHO does she drop off? The children...The children = object 2. Carlos wanted to get healthy. So he decided to give up smoking. Give up = phrasal verb... WHAT did he give up? Smoking... Smoking = object

7. Look at this example: Michael was scheduled to marry Lisa in two days. He should have been excited, but he wasnt. Instead, he felt... Very VERY Nervous!!!

8. But, a day before the wedding, Michael decided that he had made a BIG mistake ! So he called off the wedding! 1. He called off _______________. 2. He called off. 2. He called _______________ off. 3. He called off. 3. He called _________ off.

9. Poor Lisa!

10. An object of a phrasal verb can appear: 1. After the phrasal verb: They turned up the volume. OR... 2. In the middle of a phrasal verb: They turned the volume up. 3. But, if the object is a pronoun it must be in the middle. They turned IT up.

11. 1. She tried on her new dress. Answer: She tried her new dress on. She tried it on. 2. They called off the games due to rain. Answer: They called the games off due to rain. They called them off.

12. Be sure to ask your teacher or another classmate if you still have questions. Remember... Learning new grammar rules takes a lot of practice, so dont GIVE UP!