What is a Prepositional Verb? What is a Phrasal Verb?

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What is a Prepositional Verb? What is a Phrasal Verb?
In English there exist two-part special verbs: prepositional verbs and phrasal verbs
which reinforce or change the meaning of the basic verb.
A prepositional verb is an idiom which consists of a verb followed by a preposition.
Phrasal verb – also known as two-part verbs or multi-word verbs – are idioms which
consist of a verb followed by an adverb (also called adverbial particle, or just particle).
Basic verb: TO LOOK  Prepositional verb: TO LOOK FOR
Basic verb: TO LOOK  Phrasal verb: TO LOOK DOWN
O que é Verbo Preposicional? O que é um Verbo Frasal?
Em Inglês há duas partes especiais de verbos: verbos preposicionados e verbos frasais
os quais reforçam ou mudam a idéia do verbo básico.
Um verbo preposicional é uma expressão idiomática a qual consiste de um verbo
seguido de uma preposição.
O verbo frasal – também conhecido com verbo de duas partes ou verbos de multipalavras – são expressões idiomáticas as quais consistem de um verbo seguido de um
advérbio (também chamado de partícula adverbial, ou somente partícula).
Verbo: to look = olhar  to look for =
What is a Preposition? What is an Adverbial Particle
A preposition links nouns or pronouns to other words in a sentence. The word or
phrase that the preposition introduces is called the object of the preposition. An
adverbial particle is a part of the verb and depends on it modifying its meaning as a
basic verb. In both prepositional or phrasal verbs, the preposition or adverbial particle
extend the meaning of the basic verb to create a new meaning. Let’s analyze the
diference:
Fonte: http://www.ompersonal.com.ar/omphrasal/aboutphrasalverbs.htm
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