here a list of phrasal verbs 200 common phrasal verbs , with meanings and example sentences phrasal verb meaning example sentence ask somebody out invite on a date Brian asked Judy out to dinner and a movie. ask around ask many people the same question I asked around but nobody has seen my wallet. add up to something equal Your purchases add up to $205.32. back something up reverse You'll have to back up your car so that I can get out. back somebody up support My wife backed me up over my decision to quit my job. blow up explode The racing car blew up after it crashed into the fence. blow something up add air We have to blow 50 balloons up for the party. break down stop functioning (vehicle, machine) Our car broke down at the side of the highway in th...
a grammar lesson on prepositions: in , at and on Prepositions of place: at, in and on At, in and on The prepositions at in and on can be confusing sometimes. The following is an explanation of how to use these prepositions. At At is used to locate something at a certain point : Examples: at the bus station at the entrance at the crossroads at the junction at the top of the mountain at John's house We were waiting at the bus stop when it started to rain. He was at the entrance of the theater when he heard the noise. In It is used to locate something enclosed in a space : Examples: In a box In a car In a building In my pocket In my bag In New York In Spain They found a lot of money in his pocket I 've lived in London for two years On On is used to indicate the position above and in contact with the surface of something: Examples: On the wal...
Neither, neither … nor and not … either Grammar > Words, sentences and clauses > Negation > Neither, neither … nor and not … either from English Grammar Today Neither as a determiner Neither allows us to make a negative statement about two people or things at the same time. Neither goes before singular countable nouns. We use it to say ‘not either’ in relation to two things. Neither can be pronounced /ˈnaɪðə(r)/ or /ˈni:ðə(r)/. Neither parent came to meet the teacher. (The mother didn’t come and the father didn’t come.) Neither dress fitted her. (There were two dresses and not one of them fitted her.) We use neither of before pronouns and plural countable nouns which have a determiner ( my, his, the ) before them: Neither of us went to the concert. Neither of the birthday cards...
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