Check out - checked out - checked out
Meaning: If you check something out, you look at it or examine it to find out more about it.
Grammar: This phrasal verb needs an object. It is possible to put the object between the verb and particle. If the object is a pronoun, it must go between the verb and particle.
We're going to check out the new club
We're going to check the new club out
We're going to check it out
We're going to check out it - NOT CORRECT
Example sentence: There's a great movie on TV tonight – you must check it out!
Synonyms: inspect, investigate, explore, examine, look into
Log on – logged on – logged on
Meaning: If you log on, you connect your computer to a system or network, usually by typing a username and password.Grammar: This phrasal verb doesn't need an object. If you want to use an object, you need to use the preposition 'to'. The object must go after the preposition.
He logged on
He logged on to the network
He logged to the network on - NOT CORRECT
Example sentence: I haven't finished my work because there was a fault in the network and I couldn't log on until 4 o'clock.
Synonyms: log in, get in, get into, connect, access
Hang on – hung on – hung on
Meaning: If you hang on, you wait for a short time.
Grammar: This phrasal verb doesn't usually take an object. If you want to say how long someone waited, or what they were waiting for, you can use the preposition 'for'.
I'm hanging on
We hung on for 20 minutes but the bus didn't come
We can't leave yet – we have to hang on for Peter
Example sentence: Mohammed can't talk right now – he's on the other phone. Would you like to hang on?
Synonyms: wait, stick around
Mess up – messed up – messed up
Grammar: This phrasal verb may or may not have an object. If there is an object, it can go after the particle or between the verb and particle. If the object is a pronoun, it must go between the verb and particle.
She messed up
She messed up the plans
She messed them up
She messed up them - NOT CORRECT
Example sentence: Sarah messed up and took the wrong documents to the presentation.
Synonyms: make a mistake, screw up, get (something) wrong
Pick up – picked up – picked up
Grammar: This phrasal verb needs an object. It is possible to put the object between the verb and particle. If the object is a pronoun, it must go between the verb and particle.
Joe picked up the message
Joe picked the message up
Joe picked it up
He picked up - NOT CORRECT
Example sentence: Don't forget to pick those letters up before you leave the house.
Synonyms: collect, get
Get rid of – got rid of – got rid of
Meaning: If you get rid of something, you dispose of or destroy something that you do not want, often because it is causing problems for you.
Grammar: This phrasal verb needs an object. It is not possible to put the object between the verb and particles: the object must go after the verb and particles.
She got rid of the insects
She got rid of them
She got the insects rid of - NOT CORRECT
She got rid the insects of - NOT CORRECT
She got them rid of - NOT CORRECT
She got rid them of - NOT CORRECT
Example sentence: I took antibiotics to get rid of my infection.
Synonyms: get shot of, dispose of, chuck out, throw out, dump
Go over – went over – gone/been over
Meaning: If you go over something, you examine or check it very
carefully, often to make sure it does not have any faults or mistakes.
Grammar: This phrasal verb needs an object. It is not possible to put the object between the verb and particles: the object must go after the verb and particles.
He went over the arrangements
He went over them
He went the arrangements over - NOT CORRECT
He went them over - NOT CORRECT
He went over - NOT CORRECT
Example sentence: The writers went over the script several times before they gave it to the publishers.
Synonyms: check, discuss, go into, examine, look over, study, review, read, peruse
Get away with – got away with – got away with
Meaning: If you get away with something, you do something wrong or bad without being discovered or punished.
Grammar: This phrasal verb needs an object. It is not possible to put the object between the verb and particles: the object must go after the verb and particles. The object is often 'it' or a verb-ing.
He got away with stealing the cakes
He got away with it
He got away stealing the cakes with - NOT CORRECT
He got stealing the cakes away with - NOT CORRECT
He got it away with - NOT CORRECT
He got away it with - NOT CORRECT
Example sentence: The police believe Jimmy killed his wife. But if
they can't find any evidence, such as a murder weapon, he may get away with it.
Synonyms: escape punishment for, get off, get off scot-free
Pop up – popped up – popped up
Meaning: If something pops up, it appears suddenly or unexpectedly.
Grammar: This phrasal verb doesn't usually take an object.
A few problems have popped up
He popped up a birthday cake - NOT CORRECT
He popped up it - NOT CORRECT
Example sentence: She's really famous now – her photograph pops up everywhere – on TV,magazines and the internet too.
Synonyms: appear, arise, happen, occur, crop up, turn up, come up
Turn up – turned up – turned up
Meaning: If something turns up, it arrives, happens or occurs.
Grammar: This phrasal verb doesn't usually take an object.
He turned up at 6 o'clock
He turned up it - NOT CORRECT
He turned it up - NOT CORRECT
Example sentence: I looked all over the house for my keys: they finally turned up in my office!
Synonyms: appear, arise, happen, occur, crop up, pop up, come up
Send on – sent on – sent on
Meaning: If you send something on, you forward a message, object, or piece of information etc., that has been given to you, to another person.
Grammar: This phrasal verb needs an object. It is possible to put the object between the verb and particle. If the object is a pronoun, it must go between the verb and particle.
I sent on the parcel
I sent the parcel on
I sent it on
I sent on it - NOT CORRECT
Example sentence: My mum gave me a t-shirt, but it was too big for me, so I sent it on to my brother.
Synonyms: forward, redirect, readdress, pass on, transfer
Sort out – sorted out – sorted out
Meaning: If you sort something out, you deal successfully with a problem or difficult situation.
Grammar: This phrasal verb needs an object. It is possible to put the object between the verb and particle. If the object is a pronoun, it must go between the verb and particle.
We sorted out the problem
We sorted the problem out
We sorted it out
We sorted out it - NOT CORRECT
Example sentence: The filing system was so disorganised that it took two days to sort it out.
Synonyms: solve, resolve, reconcile, reorganise, tidy up, put in order, deal with
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