Verona_82
Senior Member
- Joined
- Oct 15, 2010
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- Native Language
- Russian
- Home Country
- Russian Federation
- Current Location
- Ukraine
Hello,
I've always found it diffucult to identify what verbs followed by prepositions should be classed as "true" phrasal verbs. There's a short text in my book followed by a task asking to underline all the phrasal verbs. According to the key, they are (in bold):
.... The plane took off and landed on time, and our baggage didn't get lost. The nightmare began when we flagged down a taxi. After we agreed on the fare, we got in the car and set off towards the city centre. The guy was doing 130 mps so it was no surprise that five minutes later he crashed into the back of a lorry .... He said that we had to get out and that he couldn't take us any further. ... His friend, who was on his way into the city, picked us up. He had a full taxi, so we were asked to squeeze in anyway. We finally made it into the city centre, and not surprisingly, the driver dropped us off at the wrong hotel.
I don't understand why get in / out are treated as phrasal verbs here and set off isn't! What about crash into and squeeze in? Are they ordinary verbs with prepositions?
I'd be grateful for comments.
Thank you.
I've always found it diffucult to identify what verbs followed by prepositions should be classed as "true" phrasal verbs. There's a short text in my book followed by a task asking to underline all the phrasal verbs. According to the key, they are (in bold):
.... The plane took off and landed on time, and our baggage didn't get lost. The nightmare began when we flagged down a taxi. After we agreed on the fare, we got in the car and set off towards the city centre. The guy was doing 130 mps so it was no surprise that five minutes later he crashed into the back of a lorry .... He said that we had to get out and that he couldn't take us any further. ... His friend, who was on his way into the city, picked us up. He had a full taxi, so we were asked to squeeze in anyway. We finally made it into the city centre, and not surprisingly, the driver dropped us off at the wrong hotel.
I don't understand why get in / out are treated as phrasal verbs here and set off isn't! What about crash into and squeeze in? Are they ordinary verbs with prepositions?
I'd be grateful for comments.
Thank you.