DK Grammar Guide

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Some phrasal verbs cannot be separated. Their object

always comes after them, even if it is a pronoun.

INSEPARABLE PHRASAL VERBS

PHRASAL VERB DEFINITION SAMPLE SENTENCE

announce your arrival

find by chance

reduce / decrease something

handle / manage someone or something

manage without something

have a good relationship

walk / climb on or off a bus, train, plane, etc.

leave a car / taxi, etc.

recover (from an illness)

finish something successfully

check or examine something

match, suit

get news from somebody

keep the same pace as others

take care of someone

try to find, search

be excited about something in the future

examine something carefully

respect and admire someone

meet someone by chance

not have any left

mean, represent

be similar to an older relative

become something else

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