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Originally Posted by ovair  Hello teachers.....!I m questioning after a long time.....!!!!
My question is about preposition usage in phrasal verbs.....!
like :Get off,get on,get up,get down,get along,get across,pull up,pull down,put up,put down,listen up,get through,hook up,broke up etc.....!basically what i want to ask is that :
The prepositions in these wordssss:how can i identify the meaning of prepositions:up,down,across,down,off,on,through,al ong etc.....!!
With get we use up ,with put we use up, Is there any difference with the meaning of up in both.....!I will ask more examples....!!
I cant remember wheather pull down means to move down or something.Alright this phrasal verb was easy..but what about other difficult phrasal verbs....!which we use commonly in the United States of America...!
Put it up,(I know what does put mean but how can i identify the meaning of up with put)....!similar to other verbs with up and so on.!sorry for detaling question...!but question is still same meaning of preposition in phrasal verbs....!I m sorry for taking your precious time....hope I cleared what i wanted to say.
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Though not a teacher, I would like to answer your question.
Phrasal verb is a group of words that is used like a verb and consists of a verb with an adverb or preposition after it, for example 'set off' or 'look after'.
More often than not, a phrasal verb has a complete different meaning with its independent components, such as "set" and "off" vs "set off(to start to go somewhere)", "look" and "after" vs "look after(to take care of someone by helping them, giving them what they need, or keeping them safe)". So, different/same verbs with different prepositions/adverbs convey different meanings. There is no short cut or rule in mastering them all, and you have to learn them one by one by rote.
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