edsl 350 microteaching

Multi-word  Verbs

By Elizabeth Burgess, Camille Montplaisir-Allen and Simone Spencer

Multi-Word Verbs  Also known as “compound verbs” or “two-word verbs”. Large group of verbs which consist of :

BASIC VERB + ONE OR MORE PARTICLES

  Particles never change!

 ADVERBS or  PREPOSITIONS.

Examples

Cut off Call up Run into Take off

Depend on Apply for Depend on Stand for

Look forward to Come up with Run out of Get on with

Multi-Word Verbs

BASIC VERB + ONE OR MORE PARTICLES Many literal meanings which are sometimes hard to guess or understand. You have to take off your shoes VS The airplane took off last night.

 

 ADVERBS or  PREPOSITIONS.

Transitivity

They can be transitive [His father was called to break up the fight.], fight.] , in that case, the verb and its particle are never separated or intransitive [They broke up two years ago.] If the direct object is a noun, you can choose the order : They pulled the castle down. AND down.  AND They  They pulled down the castle. If the object is a pronoun, then it always comes between the verb v erb and particle. They pulled it down. (you can’t say “They pulled down it”)

Formality

Sometimes, multi-word verbs can be less formal than single word verbs i.e: We need to sort the problem out (I) out  (I) VS We need to solve/resolve the problem (F). problem  (F).

S  S  F  T  D  P 

A  E D  C  H  I 

Types

Multi-word verbs can be classified under five main combination types : 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Phrasal verbs (verb + adverb) Prepositional verbs (verb + preposition) Phrasal-prepositional verbs (verb + adverb + preposition) Combinations of “verb + noun + preposition” Idiomatic verbs

1. Ph Phra rasa sall ver verbs bs (v (ver erb b + ad adve verb rb)) One of their particularities is that they can have very different meanings. Make up = invent a story/excuse use cosmetics E f     compose  : end an argument *Having the opposite particle does not mean an opposite meaning. Give in = surrender  Give out = distribute

        ff   

2. Prepositional verbs (verb + preposition) There is a difference between a “prepositional verb” and a “verb with a prepositional complement”. Sam went into the house.  Annie called on her mother. Sam went into the problem.  Annie called from the school.

E f The difference is that the prepositional verbs form a syntactic and semantic unit.   Going into = visit Call on = analyse   : They answer the questions : who/whom? or what?  





What did Sam go into? The problem Who did Annie call on? Her mother 

the prepositional complements answer the questions : where?, when? & how? f  While Where did Sam go? Into the house Where did Annie call from? From the school 

3. Phrasal-prepositional verbs (verb + adverb + preposition) They could also be formed by a “phrasal verb + preposition”. These are examples : catch up with get away with look down on  put up with stand up for

come up with keep away from look up to feel up to feel up to

get rid of  get over with look back on look forward to run out of 

4. Combination of “verb + noun + preposition” They have these characteristics : a) they form indivisible units b) they are always monotransitive c) the noun functions as its predicator  d) the noun can’t be modified e) the noun can’t become a subject on the t he passive voice MAKE ALLOWANCE FOR MAKE USE OF

PAY ATTENTION TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF

PAY ATTENTION TO

KEEP TRACK OF TAKE CARE OF

PUT PRESSURE ON

5. Idiomatic verbs Idiomatic constructions are drawn from the structures : a. “verb + noun + preposition” [catch sight of, keep track of] b. “verb + adjective”. [cut short, wash clean] - They cannot be modified. - They cannot become the subject of  a passive sentence. They have a higher difficulty to interpret for non-native speakers. [be fed up (with), be in deep water]

S      “ ”  BE + NOUN + PREP. B   () B     B    B   BE + ADJ. + PREP. B f f  B  f  B   B  

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References Reference s

Carter, Ronald, et al. “Verbs: Multi-Word Verbs.” Cambridge Dictionary , Cambridge University Press. Retrieved from : https://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/ https://dictionary.cambri dge.org/grammar/british-grammar/about-verbs/verbs-multi-word about-verbs/verbs-multi-word-verbs -verbs Desagulier, Guillaume, and Pascale Leclercq. Tout Sur Les Verbes Anglais. Anglais . Larousse, 2009. Oposinet. “Topic 22 - Multi-word verbs” Retrieved from : https://www.oposine ttps://www.oposinet.com/temario-de-ingles-sec t.com/temario-de-ingles-secundaria/temario-2-ingles undaria/temario-2-ingles-secundaria/topic-22-multi-word-verbs/ -secundaria/topic-22-multi-word-verbs/ Oxford Dictionaries. “Phrasal Verbs”. Oxford University Press. Retrieved from : https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/grammar/phrasal-verbs Siyanova, Anna, and Schmitt Norbert.(2007) Native and non-native use of multi-word vs.one-word verbs.