1. Phrasal Verbs

2. Usually action verbs with result
Two or three word verbs
take up
get out
hang out with
Usually action verbs with result
dig up
put on
send off

3. Most Common Particles/Prepositions
UP OUT
add up, catch up, get up, tune up
find out, get out, knock out, sit out

4. What Makes Phrasal Verbs Difficult
Deceptive Transparency: look up, ran out : you know what look, ran and out mean but the meaning is often idiomatic!
Look up the word in the dictionary.
We ran out of Phrasal verbs in different registers: (formal, informal, incl. academic)
Meaning changes depending on the particle:
take on, take off, take over, take in
Different registers: (not just informal—even in academics!)
All of the evidence adds up to a significant amount of lead in the paint.
More than one meaning:
After arguing for hours, the couple made up.
Teachers can make up games to make a class lesson more interesting

5. Correct Usage Transitive=takes a direct object
I turned down the job offer.
I brought over dinner.
He called out her name.
Intransitive=does not require a direct object
The computer broke down.
Susana got up at 6:00am this morning.

6. Separable—the particle can be separated from the verb and sometimes in cannot.
John threw out the newspaper.
John threw it out. w/pronouns must separate
Inseparable—the verb and particle have to go together
John and Mary broke up after 5 months of dating.

7. MEANING Literal Phrasal Verbs—meaning from the parts
climb up
sit down
pass through
Semi-literal phrasal verbs—not completely obvious meaning but not idiomatic
think through
go through

8. IDIOMATIC Cannot figure out the meaning from each part: chew out
tune out
put off
run up
bug off
run up the bill
Still some literal meaning: consider run up the hill