If you are approaching learning phrasal verbs by the particle, the category with across is fortunately quite small. There are 2 main meanings to phrasal verbs with across. The first is similar to a preposition of movement with an action verb + across to mean to get from one side to another (as in on a road for example). The … Read More
Using Phrasal Verbs or Multi-Word Verbs can be a tricky business. There are also so many, that learning them might seem like climbing a mountain. However, when you find out (discover) that many phrasal verbs have similar meanings, the list you need to learn gets a lot shorter. Organising PHRASAL VERBS into categories is a useful method as it will … Read More
Most Common Phrasal Verbs with DOWN On this page, you will learn how to use the verbs; break, cut, let, put, settle, slow, turn and write with the preposition DOWN. Meaning & Examples of Phrasal Verbs with DOWN To break down means to stop working or functioning. Example sentence: The car broke down yesterday. To cut down means to use … Read More
Course Collocations – a list of the most common expressions and phrases in English using the word course. one-week course / two-year course: meaning the length of a course. Note that we don’t say a two-years course. In these expressions, week & years act as adjectives (not nouns) and therefore the plural form cannot be used. Examples: Sandy knew her … Read More
