English Idioms : Exercises on Phrasal Verbs /
Jennifer Seidl.
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1990.
- 128 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
- English Idioms .
Includes Key an Index of phrasal verbs (p. 124).
Introduction -- Part I What are phrasal verbs? -- 1. Intransitive + particle (e.g. slow down) -- 2. Intransitive + preposition (e.g. count on someone/something) -- 3. Intransitive + particle + preposition (e.g. come up against someone/something) -- 4. Transitive + particle (e.g. pack something in) -- 5. Transitive + preposition (e.g. talk someone into something) -- 6. Transitive + particle + preposition (e.g. put someone up to something) -- 7. Nominalized forms (e.g. a breakdown) -- Part II Exercises
"This exercise book for intermediate and advanced students will help them to understand and use idiomatic phrasal verbs in English. It can be used either alongside the fifth edition of English Idioms or on its own. Reference material is included so that the book can be used independently although the content is based on phrasal verbs found in English Idioms. Illustrations and adapted authentic texts make the exercises interesting and lively. The book is suitable for classroom use or for self study." (Book Cover)
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English language--Grammar. English language--Grammar--Problems, exercises, etc. English language--Idioms.