Phrasal verbs and form

A phrasal verb is _______

Some phrasal verbs are easy to understand from the context, but others are idiomatic and very difficult.

To understand a phrasal verb, the most important thing is to understand the meaning of the verb. The particle is not important.

Very often, the meaning of a phrasal verb comes from a combination of the meanings of the verb and the particle(s).

Phrasal verbs are not logical at all, and their meanings are a mystery.

Some verbs need to be always followed by an object. These are called transitive verbs.

A transitive verb doesn’t have an object.

If there is no object, the particle comes immediately after the verb in the sentence.

When there is an object after a phrasal verb, sometimes it goes between the verb and the particle, and sometimes it goes after the particle.

When there is an object, it always goes between the verb and the particle.

If there is an object, and it is in the form of a pronoun (it, he, she), it always goes between the verb and the particle.

Particles (up, down, in, out etc) can have different meanings.