The Ultimate Ultimate Phrasal Verb Book Book (Barron's Educational Series)
Written primarily for ESL and EFL students preparing to take language exams in English, this book presents 400 common phrasal verbs and the ways in which they are used in everyday American English. Phrasal verbs are word groups that include a verb combined with a preposition or an adverb. They are not used only as verbs but as nouns, such as comedown, breakup, or showoff. They might also be used as adjectives, such as spaced-out, burned-out, broken-down and many others. This volume places phrasal verbs within the context of sentences, and presents hundreds of examples and exercises.
Dennis Oliver's Phrasal Verbs: A act up (no object): misbehave (for people); not work properly (for machines). "The babysitter had a difficult time. The children acted up all evening." "I guess I'd better take my car to the garage. It's been acting up lately."...........
A list of 1000 common English phrasal verbs for ESL learners with sample sentences, exercises and answers. This guide for intermediate to advanced students by Matt Errey contains 1,000 phrasal verbs with 2,000 example sentences plus 1,000 quiz questions and answers.
The English Verb: An Exploration of Structure and Meaning
This is not a conventional grammar book. It is intended mostiy for teachers who are teaching English as a foreign language, and also for students who have been confused by teachers, textbooks or other grammar books. It is not a comprehensive grammar the second part of the book discusses the basic structure of English verbs. It examines, chapter by chapter, the important basic “building bricks” of the English verb. Again, it does not cover all possible verb forms. It does, however, discuss the important underlying ideas of English verbs in detail.
