Phrasal verbs are extremely important in the English language because it's everywhere! Without some knowledge of these, it's very easy to get the wrong meaning of something.
Phrasal verbs are two-word phrases, either as VERB + PREPOSITION or VERB + ADVERB.
For example: run into, check in, cheer up, get up, hang out, shut off
Each of these phrasal verbs have a meaning that is different from the individual words its made up of. This means the phrasal verb "cheer up" means something different than the words "cheer" and "up."
"Call off" is another example of a phrasal verb. We hear this quite often in a variety of settings, both formal and informal so it's quite useful to know.
So what does it mean?
Phrasal verbs are two-word phrases, either as VERB + PREPOSITION or VERB + ADVERB.
For example: run into, check in, cheer up, get up, hang out, shut off
Each of these phrasal verbs have a meaning that is different from the individual words its made up of. This means the phrasal verb "cheer up" means something different than the words "cheer" and "up."
"Call off" is another example of a phrasal verb. We hear this quite often in a variety of settings, both formal and informal so it's quite useful to know.
So what does it mean?
Can you use the phrasal verb, "call off" in a sentence?
"Call off" means to cancel or abandon something. It's known as a TRANSITIVE PHRASAL VERB, meaning it can be followed by an object. For example, "call off" the party (party is the object/noun). "Call off" is also separable so that an object can be placed between the word "call" (the verb) and "off" (the preposition).
You can see these examples below.
You can see these examples below.
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