Friday, 3 June 2011

Facts About Phrasal Verbs (dailywritingtips.com)

We only did phrasal verbs very briefly in the AS year, alongside idioms, but they're worth knowing about and recognising. 

This link gives a few examples and some interesting titbits about their usage. It's aimed at learners of English as a second language - for whom phrasal verbs are notoriously tricky. (How does 'pick up' get to mean 'learn', 'receive on a radio set', 'improve' and 'meet for a sexytime at a nightclub'?) 

Facts About Phrasal Verbs
http://www.dailywritingtips.com/facts-about-phrasal-verbs/