phrasal verbs with the ordinary verbs

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Ju

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Which one of the following sentences is more proper in written English between phrasal verbs and ordinary verb?

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1. I can't put up with you. (phrasal verb)
2. I can't tolerant you. (ordinary verb)

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a. Am I correct to say it 'ordinary verb'?

b. Are there websites having examples of phrasal verbs with the ordinary verbs to study?

c. I find very difficult to remember phrasal verbs, is remember by heart the only way to pick them up? Any technics or suggestion in learning them in an easy ways?


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Which one of the following sentences is more proper in written English between phrasal verbs and ordinary verbs?

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1. I can't put up with you. (phrasal verb)
2. I can't [STRIKE]tolerant [/STRIKE] tolerate you. (ordinary verb)
I don't know that one is more proper than the other. It depends on the context. To me, "I can't tolerate you" is more formal. In the US, I would expect to hear "I can't stand you".


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a. Am I correct to say [STRIKE]it [/STRIKE]'ordinary verb'? No. You are referring to more than one verb. You should use "verbs".

b. Are there websites having examples of phrasal verbs with [STRIKE]the [/STRIKE]ordinary verbs to study? ​There may be some. You should search on the Internet using "Grammar verbs" as your search term.

c. I find very difficult to remember phrasal verbs, is remember by heart the only way to pick them up? Any [STRIKE]technics [/STRIKE] techniques or suggestions [STRIKE]in [/STRIKE] for learning them in an easy [STRIKE]ways[/STRIKE] way?


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1 is correct. 2 is wrong. "Tolerant" is an adjective; "tolerate" is the verb. "I can't tolerate​ you."
 

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In my experience, learning phrasal verbs by heart as you stumble across them is the only way to do it. There is no pattern to them so it really is a case of simply realising when you've found a new one. Once you've identified one you've never seen before, get the definition(s) and learn an example sentence for each definition, preferably an example which means something specific to you.
 

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I wouldn't use the term ordinary verb- in many contexts put up with would be more common than tolerate.
 
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