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The key answer of exercise 7

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 2 - Getting together for the textbook Outcomes Advanced - Student's Book with authors Carol Nuttall and Amanda French from National Geographic Learning

Question

Look at these phrases containing two-word phrasal verbs which have already featured in this book. Which phrasal verbs usually use object pronouns between the verb and the particle? Which have the pronoun after the particle?

Answer

Pronoun comes between verb and particle:

  • 1 → brought them in
  • 2 → dragging us down
  • 4 → gave it all away
  • 6 → knock them down
  • 7 → set it out
  • 8 → set it up
  • 10 → takes it over

Pronoun comes after the particle:

  • 3 → embark on it
  • 5 → gone through them all
  • 9 → stick to them