Group A Group B: Transitive And Intransitive Phrasal Verbs Transitive And Intransitive Phrasal Verbs

GRAMMAR QUIZ 3 • ANSWER KEY

Group A Transitive and intransitive phrasal verbs

Exercise 1 1 A: (the restaurant) closed down is an intransitive phrasal verb. 2 B: get rid of it is a transitive and inseparable phrasal verb. 3 A: ended up is an intransitive phrasal verb. 4 B: stock up on food is a transitive inseparable phrasal verb. 5 C: go for them is a transitive inseparable phrasal verb. 6 A: give them up is a transitive separable verb – the use of a pronoun requires separating the main verb and the particle. 7 C: wolfed it down is a transitive separable phrasal verb – the use of a pronoun requires separating the main verb and the particle.

Exercise 2 1 put it off: It’s a transitive separable verb – the use of a pronoun requires separating the main verb and the particle. 2 picked at it: It’s a transitive inseparable phrasal verb. 3 fills me up: It’s a transitive separable phrasal verb – the use of a pronoun requires separating the main verb and the particle. 4 cut back on them: It’s a transitive inseparable phrasal verb.

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Group B Transitive and intransitive phrasal verbs

Exercise 1 1 B: dining out is an intransitive phrasal verb. 2 B: close it down is a transitive separable phrasal verb – the use of a pronoun requires separating the main verb and the particle. 3 A: hang on is an intransitive phrasal verb. 4 C: snack on them is a transitive inseparable phrasal verb. 5 B: putting it off is a transitive separable phrasal verb – the use of a pronoun requires separating the main verb and the particle. 6 C: picking at it is a transitive inseparable phrasal verb. 7 A: cut back on it is a transitive inseparable phrasal verb.

Exercise 2 1 wolf it down: It’s a transitive separable phrasal verb – the use of a pronoun requires separating the main verb and the particle. 2 go for it: It’s a transitive inseparable phrasal verb. 3 give them up: It’s transitive separable phrasal verb – the use of a pronoun requires separating the main verb and the particle. 4 stock up on them: It’s a transitive inseparable phrasal verb.