Haryana Board 10th Class English Grammar Phrasal Verb

Phrasal Verb :
In English, a verb can give different meanings when different prepositions are added to it. The various combinations of verbs with prepositions or adverb particles are known as Phrases or Prepositional Phrases:

For example:
Bring about = cause to happen
Bring out = bring to light
Bring up = to rear

Position of object in Pepositional Phrases:

(i) Noun objects are placed at the end of the phrasai verb or before the preposition/adverb particle;
The wind blew away his hat.
Or
The wind blew his hat away.

(ii) If the object is a pronoun, it can be placed only before the preposition/adverb particle:
If you have a hat on, take ¡t off.
I will ring you up.

(iii) A long object usually goes after the adverb/preposition:
The wind blew away everything that was lying on the roof.

Some Important Prepositional Phrases:

Some Other Useful Phrasal Verbs:

Exercises Based on The Text Book

Exercise 1

Complete the following sentences by using one of the phrases provided after each. Use the appropriate tense form:

1. Though there are several difficulties on our way, yet we should be firm and not …………. (take over, get over, give in, run down).
2. Many people think that India will not be able to …………. her present turmoil in the near future. (take over, give up, get over, put across)
3. How many of us can …………. our traditional habits completely? Perhaps none. (take out, put forward, make up, give up)
4. To everybody’s swpnse, John …………. quite early that day. (turn out, look around, turned up, take over)
5. All present at the meeting agree that they should …………. the question in all detail. (go into, Uy out, pull, bring up)
6. There was so much of noise in the hail that I could not …………. what the speaker was saying. (put across, make out, put up with, get through)
7. There is a rumour that/the husband and the wife have …………. (Break out, fall out, give away, leave out)
8. YoGr washing machine is …………. again, why don’t you take it to the mechanic. (act up, get on, hoot down, back up).
9. Cholera has …………. in the town. The government must do something about it (break down, fall out, break out, leak out)
10. They may not be able to …………. the problem without our help. (tide over, patch up. round up, size up)
Answers:
1. Though there are several difficulties on our way, yet we should be firm and not give in (take over, get over, give in, run down).
2. Many people think that India will not be able to get over her present turmoil in the near future. (take over, give up, get over, put across)
3. How many of us can give up our traditional habits completely? Perhaps none. (take out, put forward, make up, give up)
4. To everybody’s swpnse, John turned up quite early that day. (turn out, look around, turned up, take over)
5. All present at the meeting agree that they should go into the question in all detail. (go into, Uy out, pull, bring up)
6. There was so much of noise in the hail that I could not make out what the speaker was saying. (put across, make out, put up with, get through)
7. There is a rumour that/the husband and the wife have fallen out (Break out, fall out, give away, leave out)
8. Yogr washing machine is acting up again, why don’t you take it to the mechanic. (act up, get on, hoot down, back up).
9. Cholera has broken out in the town. The government must do something about it (break down, fall out, break out, leak out)
10. They may not be able to tide over the problem without our help. (tide over, patch up. round up, size up)

Exercise 2

Fill In the blanks with Prepositions:
1. This book consists …………. 200 pages.
2. He lives …………. fruits only.
3. Please look …………. this word in the dictionary.
4. He is looking …………. his lost cow.
5, The issue of reservations has been blown ………….
6. After a fierce fight, the enemy gave ………….
7. He came …………. a lot of wealth.
8. He was brought …………. by his uncle.
9. The old beggar begged …………. alms.
10. We should not boast …………. our abilities.
11. We must abide …………. the rules of the road.
12. Hard work is a key …………. success.
13. I will look …………. the matter.
14. He made …………. a false story.
15. We should stand …………. honour and dignity.
Answers:
1. This book consists of 200 pages.
2. He lives on fruits only.
3. Please look for this word in the dictionary.
4. He is looking for his lost cow.
5, The issue of reservations has been blown over
6. After a fierce fight, the enemy gave in
7. He came by a lot of wealth.
8. He was brought up by his uncle.
9. The old beggar begged for alms.
10. We should not boast of our abilities.
11. We must abide by the rules of the road.
12. Hard work is a key to success.
13. I will look into the matter.
14. He made up a false story.
15. We should stand for honour and dignity.