Phrasal Verbs & Modals

Identify the error:

When they ran out money, Jill and Ann could not play the video game anymore

• run

• ran out

• could not

A phrasal verb consists....

• a verb

• a noun

• a verb followed by a particle (preposition/adverb)

Which sentence contains a phrasal verb?

• 1

• 2

Which is a phrasal verb?

• ketchup

• turn off

• back

• over

True or False:

Many learners avoid phrasal verbs

• True

• False

Phrasal verbs come in what TWO TYPES?

• separable

• non-separable

• phrasal

• verbs

A modal verb is an auxiliary or helping verb that alters the meaning of the sentence by adding shades of meaning, or mood, to the main verb that it modifies.

• True

• False

Why are modals difficult for ESL students?

• They are not

• New language

• modals have multiple meanings