Frequency and Use of Phrasal Verbs in Academic Writing

Abstract

The present study deals with phrasal verbs. A phrasal verb can be used either intransitive when there is no noun phrase, or transitive when there is a noun phrase. Almost all transitive phrasal verbs allow adverb movement while such movement is not possible with the preposition. Phrasal verbs usually represent single semantic units that cannot be derived from the individual meanings of the two parts. Frequently used phrasal verbs in spoken and written discourse, the Corpus of Contemporary English was used. The problem of phrasal verb misunderstandings can be seen as a sign of deceptive teaching, insufficient attention, or lack of practice in this language domain by the instructor. In a circumstance like this, students lose control and become unable to understand or master phrasal verbs, which makes it difficult for them to employ and interpret them. The two main aspects of the resultant issue are as follows: 1- No way of telling what they mean just by looking at the individual words. The meaning of "put off", for example may have nothing to do with "put". 2- One phrasal verb may have several meanings. It is only by looking at the context that we can tell the meaning it has in any situation. This research aims at achieving the following objectives: 1. Providing clarification on phrasal verbs, a crucial English language structure that is said to be essential for speaking and comprehending spoken English. 2. Examining the morphological and lexical diversity of English phrasal verbs. 3. Drawing attention to the connection between phrasal verb acquisition and the growth of students' communicative skills. In order to achieve the objectives planned for this research, the researcher followed the following procedures : 1. Providing accurate, thorough information regarding phrasal verbs in English in the theoretical portion of the study. 2. Using an exam to gauge how well students comprehend and apply English phrasal verbs in suitable situations. 3. The paper ends with conclusion and list of reference. These two potential grammatical links go by two distinct names. A phrasal prepositional verb will be the connected verb when the particle is both an adverb and a preposition. The conclusion is that there is inconsistency in the nomenclature of phrasal verbs. Phrasal verbs are primarily used to refer to particle verbs in modern syntactic theories; prepositional verbs are not included in this category.