Welcome back! I am Teacher Sopheak. My intermediate students often ask me how to sound more like a native speaker. I always tell them the same thing: you must master Phrasal Verbs.
A phrasal verb combines a normal verb with a small word (like up, on, or for) to create a totally new meaning. Today, we will learn why some of these can be split apart, while others must stay glued together.
Core Words & Phrases
Example: Please turn on the air conditioner. OR Please turn the air conditioner on.
Example: The driver will pick up the guests at 8 AM. OR The driver will pick the guests up.
Example: The tourist is looking for his passport.
Example: I ran into an old friend at the night market.
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If the object is a pronoun (it, them, him, her), it MUST go in the middle of a separable verb.
Pronoun is inside
Pronoun is inside
Wrong order
Wrong order