Вопрос школьника
What do the underlined phrasal verbs have in common? — Что общего имеют подчеркнутые фразовые глаголы?
1. We set off early for the airport as we wanted to miss the rush hour
Ответ от учителя
The underlined phrasal verb in this sentence is «set off», which means to start a journey or trip.
2. The teacher handed out the homework at the end of the class.
The underlined phrasal verb in this sentence is «handed out», which means to distribute something to a group of people.
3. I need to look up the definition of this word in the dictionary.
The underlined phrasal verb in this sentence is «look up», which means to search for information in a reference book or online.
All three of these phrasal verbs involve some sort of action or movement. «Set off» involves physically starting a journey, «handed out» involves physically distributing something, and «look up» involves physically searching for information. Additionally, all three phrasal verbs are separable, meaning that the verb and preposition can be separated by an object (e.g. «I need to look the definition up in the dictionary»).
