Phrasal verbs — transitive/intransitive, separable/inseparable

Please turn ___ off. (the light)

Your answer: Unanswered

Correct answer: it

Completed sentence: Please turn it off. (the light) A transitive phrasal verb has an object; an intransitive one does not. With separable verbs, a pronoun must go between verb and particle: turn it off. Inseparable verbs keep the object after the whole phrase: look after her.

Who will look ___ the children?

Your answer: Unanswered

Correct answer: after

Completed sentence: Who will look after the children? A transitive phrasal verb has an object; an intransitive one does not. With separable verbs, a pronoun must go between verb and particle: turn it off. Inseparable verbs keep the object after the whole phrase: look after her.

The plane took ___.

Your answer: Unanswered

Correct answer: off

Completed sentence: The plane took off. A transitive phrasal verb has an object; an intransitive one does not. With separable verbs, a pronoun must go between verb and particle: turn it off. Inseparable verbs keep the object after the whole phrase: look after her.

Choose the correct sentence.

Your answer: Unanswered

Correct answer: Pick it up.

Correct choice: Pick it up. A transitive phrasal verb has an object; an intransitive one does not. With separable verbs, a pronoun must go between verb and particle: turn it off. Inseparable verbs keep the object after the whole phrase: look after her.

I came ___ an old photo by chance.

Your answer: Unanswered

Correct answer: across

Completed sentence: I came across an old photo by chance. A transitive phrasal verb has an object; an intransitive one does not. With separable verbs, a pronoun must go between verb and particle: turn it off. Inseparable verbs keep the object after the whole phrase: look after her.