Verbs

the verb stands alone (= it doesn’t have any object) – intransitive verb
- examples of intransitive verbs (in dictionaries they are marked I): The vase is broken. My friend arrived.
the verb has an object – transitive verb
- examples of transitive verbs (in dictionaries they are marked T): He looked at me. The team still hasn’t scored.

There are many verbs which are both transitive and intransitive.

Verbs with two objects:

Some verbs have two objects – indirect (the person who receives) and direct (the thing that is bought, given etc.).
The indirect object usually comes first.
- give sb st – indirect + direct(He gave her the books)
- give st to sb – direct + preposition to + indirect (He gave the books to his mother)

A phrasal verb is a verb + particle. A particle can be either a preposition or an adverb.

There are 4 types of phrasal verbs:

verb + particle
- sit down, stand up
verb + particle + object – phrasal verb can’t be separated by object
- look after sb, look for st:
  - Can you look after my cat?, Can you look after him?
verb + object + particle – phrasal verb can be separated by object
- try st on, put st out:
  - Can I try the coat on? OR Can I try on the coat BUT Can I try it on? (if the object is pronoun, it must go ONLY between the two parts of the phrasal verb)
verb + 2 particles (+ object)
- look forward to st, get on with sb:
  - She doesn’ get on with him well.

They are verbs which express emotions, feelings, or states