Phrasal Verb (part 03)

**Sometimes a phrasal verb is followed by a preposition**

example:

• Phrasal Verb : Run Away
  Preposition   :  from
  Why did you run away from me?
  (kenapa kamu menjauhi saya?)
• Phrasal Verb  : Keep up
  Preposition   :  with
  You're walking too fast. I can't keep up with you.
  (kamu berjalan terlalu cepat. Saya tidak bisa tetap berjalan bersama kamu)
• Phrasal Verb  : Look up
  Preposition   :  at
  We looked up at the plane as it flew above us.
  (Kami melihat ke atas ketika pesawat terbang diatas kami)
• Phrasal Verb : Look forward
  Preposition   :  to
  Are you looking forward to your holiday?

**Sometimes a phrasal verb has an object**

Usually there are two possible position for the object. So you can say like this :

• I turn on the light.
  - or -
• I turned the light on.
  The light is an object.

If the object is a pronoun, just only one position is possible :

• I turned it on. (CAN'T be:  I tuned on it)

Another example:

• Could you : a. fill in this form?             b. fill this from in?
  BUT ==> They gave me a form and told me to fill it in. (NOT! fill in it)
• Don't : a. throw away this postcard.             b. throw this postcard away.
  BUT ==> I want to keep this postcard, so don't throw it away. (NOT! throw away it)
• I'm going to  : a. take off my shoes.           b. take my shoes off.
  BUT ==> These shoes are uncomfortable. I'm going to take them off. (NOT! take off them)
• Don't  : a. wake up the baby.             b. wake the baby up.
  BUT ==> The baby is sleep. Do't wake her up. (NOT! wake up her)