Topic 9: Collocations

Phrasal verbs (1)

Remember!

• A phrasal verb consists of a verb and one or two particles, such as up, down, back, on, round, ...
• A phrasal verb usually has a special meaning.

Examples

• go out = leave your house to go to a social event
• pass down = give or teach something to your children
• cut down on = reduce the amount or number of something
• run out of = have no more of something left

Grammar

Question words before to-infinitives

Remember!

• We use a question word such as who, what, where, when, or how before a to-infinitive to express an indirect question about what we should do.
• We often use a verb such as ask, wonder, (not) decide, (not) tell, or (not) know before the question word + to-infinitive.

Examples

• We don't know what to do to help the community.
• She asked how to get to the nearest shopping mall.

Adevărat sau fals!

Adevărat sau fals!