Phrasal verbs Phrasal verbs or one-word verbs: Which one to choose? ‘Performed an experiment’ or ‘carried out an experiment’? ‘The authors point out’ or ‘the authors highlight’? Choosing between a phrasal verb and a one-word equivalent can be tricky. In this post, we give you some tips to help.
Corpus analysis How to use phrasal verbs in academic writing Avoiding phrasal verbs in academic writing is a mistake. But it’s best to know how to use them, in particular which words they combine with. In this analysis, we look at the most commonly used noun-phrasal verb-noun combinations in scientific texts.
Phrasal verbs True or False? The truth about phrasal verbs Phrasal verbs can be difficult for non-native speakers of English. Here we look at commonly held beliefs about these challenging multi-word combinations.
Academic writing Phrasal verbs in academic writing As verbs consisting of two or three separate parts, often with idiomatic meanings, phrasal verbs can be challenging for non-native speakers. How common are they in academic writing, and how are they used?