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What is phrasal verb and which are inseparable. Please tell which verbs in your example sentences are phrasal verbs.

Even I could not understand what is phrasal verb?. :blink:

Please explain a bit. :blink:

Phrasal verb consists of verb+adverb
a two worded phrase, now see what is that in that sentence.

Even I could not understand what is phrasal verb?. :blink:

Please explain a bit. :blink:

I know that 'phrase' means a group of words used together. Thus, 'in a hurry' , 'once upon a time', 'figment of imagination' are phrases. Verbs may also be used in phrases. But I could not understand what is 'verbal phrase' and the examples confused more.
However, I checked on search engine and got following link about verbal phrase. Perhaps, this could help.

http://www.iconlogic.com/Verbal_Phrases.htm

Look After and Looking forward are inseparable phrases

Phrasal verb consists of verb+adverb
a two worded phrase, now see what is that in that sentence.

Thanks for your information. But I'm not so good at grammar. .

Phrasal verb consists of verb+adverb
a two worded phrase, now see what is that in that sentence.

Thanks for your information. But I'm not so good at grammar. .

Even I am no good sir, but I found it somewhere, you know the research work :laugh: :laugh:

Wow Robert, you gave nice information about grammar. I never cam across about this in separable phrasal verbs. thank you so much

Even I too have little knowledge of English grammar.And still i am confused about the two examples Robert gave. :)

Wow Robert, you gave nice information about grammar. I never cam across about this in separable phrasal verbs. thank you so much

Sarala- Robert no doubt gave good tips. Also sunny explained well. When a verb and adverb are both used together, this is verbal phrase. But we use such phrases often without knowing grammar. As long as you use the words correctly, all is well.

Friends kindly guess the tense of the sentence.

"What did I do?"

Is this sentence grammatically correct?

Inseparable Phrasal Verbs

Inseparable phrasal verbs always remain together. It makes no difference if a noun or pronoun is used.

Example Sentences

Don't worry I'll look after them.
She's looking forward to taking some time off work.

She's looking forward to taking some time off work

In the above sentence, "to taking" is participe or gerund, I am confused.

Article is missing between the two words, "off work".
"Looking forward" is a phrasal verb.

Hence I can say that the sentence is not grammatically correct. It is little confusing. It should have been - " She's looking forward to take some time off from her job/work ."


Don't worry I'll look after them.

"Don't worry." is one sentence and "I'll look after them." is another.
You forget to place a fullstop in between the two sentences.

"Look After" is also a phrasal verb.

I am also not so good in grammer. Nice information and thread created Robert.
Welcome to the discussion forum of boddunan.

Friends kindly guess the tense of the sentence.

"What did I do?"

Is this sentence grammatically correct?

This sentence is correct. This is past indefinite interrogative.

its grammatically right. Its a question in past tense.

Look Forward To

'Look forward to' takes the 'ing' form of the verb.

Example Sentences

She's looking forward to visiting her friends in Italy.

I look forward to meeting you soon.