1. Phrasal verbs with pronouns.
She wants me to pick her up.
I'm also exhausted from constantly looking after her.
Pick up is a separable phrasal verb. It consists of a verb + adverb particle. The whole combination is transitive; that is, it takes an object (her in the first example above).
Look after is an inseparable phrasal verb. It consists of a verb + preposition. Because the preposition takes an object (her in the second example above), the whole combination is transitive.
Put the phrasal verbs into two groups.
2. Phrasal verbs with pronouns (continued).
Now match the phrasal verbs in the previous exercise with their synonyms.
3. Phrasal verbs with pronouns (continued).
With separable phrasal verbs, the object can go before or after the particle:
She picked her daughter up.
She picked up her daughter.
However, if the object is a pronoun, it cannot be placed after the particle:
She picked her up.
She picked up her.
With inseparable phrasal verbs, like look after, the object always comes after the preposition particle, even if it's a pronoun:
She looked after her daughter.
She looked her daughter after.She looked after her.
She looked her after.
Put the words on the left in the correct place in the sentences below.