• There are two main types of phrasal verbs: separable and inseparable.
• Although a phrasal verb can be separable, it doesn’t actually have to be, unless we use a personal pronoun.

Put on (wear)

She’s putting on her jacket. She’s putting her jacket on.

Turn down (refuse)

She turned down the job proposal. She turned the job proposal down.

More examples of separable phrasal verbs

• write down

• pick up

• drop off

• take back

• blow up

• cheer up

• let out

• leave out

• pay back

• see through

• set up

• try on

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Rewrite the next sentences using the separated form of the phrasal verb

1. Annie will write down the meeting minutes.

   Annie will write the meeting minutes down.

2. My sister will pick up her husband at the airport.

   My sister will pick her husband up at the airport.

3. Don’t forget to take back the book to the library.

   Don’t forget to take the book back to the library.

4. Leave out these graphs from the presentation.

   Leave these graphs out from the presentation.

5. Before I buy it, I’ll try on this coat.

   Before I buy it, I’ll try this coat on.