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TWO-WORD VERBS

The term phrasal verb refers to a verb and preposition which together have a special meaning. For example, put + off means “postpone” . Sometimes a phrasal verb consist of three parts. For example, put + up + with means “tolerate”. Phrasal verbs are also called two-word verbs or three-word verbs. A phrasal verb may be either separable or inseparable.

A. Separable Phrasal Verbs

Ø  A noun may come either between the verb and the preposition. Example:

I handed my paper in yesterday.

Ø  After the preposition. Example:

I handed in my paper yesterday.

Ø  A pronoun comes between the verb and the preposition if the phrasal verb is separable. Example:

I handed it in yesterday.

(incorrect: I handed in it yesterday.)

B. Inseparable Phrasal Verbs

Ø  A noun or pronoun must follow the preposition. Examples:

1. I ran into an old friend yesterday.
2. I ran into her yesterday.

CONNECTORS

A.    TOO/SO

Too/so is used to combine positive sentence.

Ø  With Auxiliary

	S1 + Auxiliary + (verb) + and + S2 + Auxiliary + too

 

Or

	S1 + Auxiliary + (verb) + and + so + Auxiliary + S2

 

Examples:

a.      Cathy is pretty and Julie is too, or

Cathy is pretty and so is Julie.

b.      I can go and beat them and you can too, or

I can go and beat them and so can you.

Ø  Without Auxiliary

	S1 + Infinitive + and + S2 + do/does + too Or S1 + Infinitive + and + so + do/does +S2

 

S1 + Verb 2 + and + S2 + did + too Or S1 + Verb 2 + and + so + did + S2

                                                   

Examples:

a. John liked the movie and I liked the movie.

Ø  John liked the movie and I did too.

Ø  John liked the movie and so did I.

b. He looks the accident and I look the accident.

Ø  He looks the accident and I do too.

Ø  He looks the accident and so do I.

B.     EITHER/NEITHER

Either/neither is used to combine negative sentence.

	S1 + Aux. not (verb) + and + S2 + Aux. not + either

 

                                                     Or

	S1 + Aux. not (verb) + and + neither + Aux. + S2

 

         Examples:

1. He doesn’t speak English and she doesn’t either

          He doesn’t speak English and neither does she.

2. I didn’t go to New York and John didn’t either.

          I didn’t go to New York and neither did John.

C. BUT/WHILE

	Ø  S1 + V1 + but/while + S2 + do/does not Ø  S1 + V2 + but/while + S2 +did not Ø  S1 + Aux.(verb) + but/while + S2 + Aux. not Ø  S1 + Aux. not(verb) + but/while + S2 + Aux.

 

Examples:

1. She always comes late, but I don’t.
2. At first I didn’t like the new teacher, but now I do.
3. We don’t have the return the book tomorrow, but he does.

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