martes, 4 de diciembre de 2012

FACE UP TO PHRASALS



Check out - checked out - checked out

Mark & Ali
Meaning: If you check something out, you look at it or examine it to find out more about it.
Grammar: This phrasal verb needs an object. It is possible to put the object between the verb and particle. If the object is a pronoun, it must go between the verb and particle.
We're going to check out the new club
We're going to check the new club out
We're going to check it out
We're going to check out it - NOT CORRECT
Example sentence: There's a great movie on TV tonight – you must check it out!
Synonyms: inspect, investigate, explore, examine, look into

Log on – logged on – logged on

MarkMeaning: If you log on, you connect your computer to a system or network, usually by typing a username and password.

Grammar: This phrasal verb doesn't need an object. If you want to use an object, you need to use the preposition 'to'. The object must go after the preposition.

He logged on
He logged on to the network

He logged to the network on - NOT CORRECT

Example sentence: I haven't finished my work because there was a fault in the network and I couldn't log on until 4 o'clock.

Synonyms: log in, get in, get into, connect, access

1 comentario:

  1. OK, first, I didn´t see you at the Mediateca. Second, I don´t see posted the results of your work from the CD Objective First up to Unit 12. I want to know what happened with you.

    ResponderEliminar