THE ROLE OF PHRASAL VERBS IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Keywords:
phrasal verbs, preposition, adverb, multiple meanings, combinations, structure of phrasal verbs, natural, figurative or idiomatic meanings, a lexical or syntactic level.Abstract
Phrasal verbs are combinations of verbs with particles. They are frequently used in colloquial English. In this article, there are information about fully phrasal verbs and their importance. A phrase of at least two words that acts like a verb. This article provides information about the structure of phrasal verbs. Phrasal verbs can be misleading because they do not always translate well and sometimes the meaning is not very obvious. So, there is information about their types.
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