NCERT Class 8th English Grammar – Phrasal Verbs

NCERT Class 8th English Grammar – Phrasal Verbs

TextbookNCERT
Class 8th
Subject English 
ChapterEnglish Grammar
Chapter NamePhrasal Verbs
CategoryClass 8th English Grammar With Answers
Medium English
SourceLast Doubt
Certainly! Phrasal verbs are combinations of a verb and one or more particles (either adverbs or prepositions) that together form a single semantic unit. They are a distinctive feature of English and often have idiomatic meanings that can differ from the meanings of their constituent parts. Here are some common examples:

NCERT Class 8th English Grammar – Phrasal Verbs

English Grammar

Phrasal Verbs

English Grammar With Answers

Prepositions may combine with verbs to form a type of compound verb. This verb + preposition is called phrasal verb. The meaning of a phrasal verb is quite different from the meaning of the verb without that preposition. Look at some examples.

VerbPhrasal Verbs
1. Breakbreak down ; break in ; break into ; break loose ; break out ; break up.
2. Bringbring about ; bring out ; bring round ; bring to book ; bring up

Use of Phrasal Verb

1. Phrasal verb may be transitive or intransitive. In other words, it may or may not have an object.
The plane took off at 4 O’clock.
He took off his hat. or He took his hat off.

2. As you might have noticed in the above example, if the phrasal verb has no object, the particle or the preposition follows it.
He set off for London. The car broke down on the freeway.

3. If the phrasal verb has an object, the particle i.e., the prepositional part of the phrasal verb, follows the object.

He gave it away.
Break your expenditure down into bills, food and other.

Note : In some cases, the phrasal verb is non-
separable :
My parents look after me well.
He called on the doctor.

Exercise 1 (Solved) Fill in the blanks with suitable preposition :

1. My friend asked me …….. information.
2. Your father asked ……….. you.
3. We have to fight ………… a principle.
4. We must fight ………. poverty.
5. Have you heard ………… Gandhiji ?
6. I haven’t heard ……….. you since long, though you had promised to write.
7. He quarrels ………… everybody.
8. Do not quarrel ………. trifles.
9. She comes ………. well in interviews.
10. How did you come ……… that scratch on your cheek?

Answer:

1. for
2. about
3. for
4. against
5. of
6. from
7. with
8. over
9. off
10. by

Exercise 2 Match the following groups :

(i) The schoolbroke into laughter.
(ii) The richman’s housebrought in a bill to limit corruption.
(iii) The boysbroke down a mile from home.
(iv) The sunbroke out in 1990.
(v) My carbroke through the clouds.
(vi) An epidemicbreaks up for winter holidays.
(vii) Bhajan Laibroke relations.
(viii) The brothersbroke away from Congress Party.
(ix) The hecklerwas broken into last night.
(x) The Parliamentbroke in several times during the speech

Multiple Choice Questions Fill in the blanks in the following sentences choosing the correct option from those given in the brackets.

He will bear ………. (in/out/with/as) the truth of my statement.
The storm has blown ………. (away/out/over/in).
The war broke ……… (down/into/up/out) In China.
I tried to bring him ……… (about/out/round/up).
The strike was called ……… (off/at/on/in) by his speech.
The audience were carried ………. (away/off/on/out).
How did you come ……… (about/by/across/off) this pen?
He cut his son ……….. (down/short/off/up) without a penny.
My advice fell ………… (through/in/off/flat) on him.
He got ………. (on/about/over/up) all his difficulties.
The President gave ………. (away/back/in/to) the prizes.
Do not go ………… (about/back/out/off) on your words.

Answer:

1. out
2. over
3. out
4. round
5. off
6. away
7. by
8. off
9. flat
10. over
11. away
12. back

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