necessary. However, knowing what type a verb is can be useful for two reasons. Firstly, it shows you the grammatical construction, and secondly, some verbs can be more than one type and change meaning accordingly. The four types do not correspond to the uses I mentioned above. Each particular type can include verbs with literal and non-literal meanings.
. These verbs don «t have an object.: The plane took off two hours late.left his wife and children and went away.was a horrible smell in the fridge because the chicken had gone off.right, I don» t know. I give up.there «s no object, you don» t have to worry about where to put it! The main difficulty is when a verb can be more than one type. For example, a plane can take off (no object), but a person can take off a coat (with object). This second example would not be a «Type 1» verb.problem is when a verb can have more than one meaning but remain the same type. A chicken can go off, for example, which means it «s old and bad and can» t be eaten. But a person can go off, too, which means the same as go away.
. These verbs have an object, and this object can go after the verb or between the two parts of the verb.: Must put up those shelves this weekend. I must put those shelves up this weekend. I must put them up this weekend. I must put up them this weekend . turned off the TV and went to bed. He turned the TV off and went to bed. He turned it off and went to bed. He turned off it and went to bed . council wants to knock down lots of old buildings. The council wants to knock lots of old buildings down. The council wants to knock them down. The council wants to knock down them . you don «t use a pronoun, it doesn» t really matter where you put the object. We generally put the object where it sounds better.the object is very long - it could include a relative clause, for example - it will probably sound better after the verb.you use a pronoun, you have to put it between the two words of the verb.3 verbsverbs have an object, but the object must go after the verb. It doesn «t matter whether it» sa pronoun or not.: Sister takes after my mother. My sister takes after her. My sister takes my mother after . My sister takes her after . «m looking for my credit card. Have you seen it? I »m looking for it. Have you seen it? I «m looking my credit card for . Have you seen it? I »m looking it for . Have you seen it? 4 verbsare the same as Type 3 verbs, but they have three words instead of two. The object must go after the verb.: «M looking forward to the holidays. I »m looking forward to them.you get on with your neighbors? Do you get on with them? On with your work! Get on with it! Are a number of ways of learning phrasal verbs: can learn different meanings according to the main verb, for instance look up, look up to, look down, look down on, look into, etc.can learn different meanings according to the preposition or adverb, for instance let down, turn down, sit down, put down, write down, etc.can learn different verbs used for a particular subject or situation, for instance telephoning: put through, hold on, hang up , get through, cut off, speak up, etc.can learn the different meanings for one particular verb: new job didn «t work out she» s bee...
