Introduction The course paper is dedicated to the study of the syntax and semantic features of phrasal verbs in the English language

2.2. Types of English phrasal verbs according to the structure
Phrasal verbs are a really important part of the English language, especially for spoken English. They are part of a large group of verbs called "multi-word verbs". These verbs and other multi-word verbs are an important part of the English language. Multi-word verbs, including phrasal verbs, are very common, especially in spoken English.
A multi-word verb is a verb like "pick up", "turn on" or "get on with". For convenience, many people refer to all multi-word verbs as phrasal verbs. These verbs consist of a basic verb + another word or words. The other word can be prepositions or adverbs. The two or three words that make up multi-word verbs form a short "phrase" - which is why these verbs are often all called "phrasal verbs"⁷. The important thing to remember is that a multi-word verb is still a verb. "Get" is a verb. "Get up", is also a verb, a different verb. "Get" and "get up" are two different verbs. They do not have the same meaning.
So we should treat each multi-word verb as a separate verb, and learn it like any other verb. Look at these examples. You can see that there are three types of multi-word verb: 1) Single-word verb “look” direct your eyes in a certain direction: You must look before you leap. 2) Multi-word verbs prepositional verbs - look after, take care of: Who is looking after the baby? 3) Phrasal verbs - look up, search for and find information in a reference book: You can look up my number in the telephone directory. 4) Phrasal-prepositional verbs - look forward to, anticipate with pleasure: I look forward to meeting you.
Traditionally, phrasal verbs have been divided into three types. It should be immediately noted that there are a lot of names used in traditional texts to refer to these types often create confusion rather than clarity: Type 1: Prepositional verbs (ex. to believe in, to look after smth. or smb., to talk about smth. or smb., to wait for smth. or smb.) also called non-separable or transitive phrasal verbs. Constituted by basic verb + preposition. Type 2: Adverbial verbs (ex. get up, break (smth. or smb.) down (*), put (smth. or smb.) off (*), turn (smth. or smb.) down (*)) also called phrasal verbs, or separable phrasal verbs. Constituted by basic verb + adverb. Type 2: a) is transitive, takes direct object (write smth. down); type 2: b) is intransitive, no direct object (work out). Type3: Adverbial-prepositional verbs (ex. get on with, put up with, look forward to, run out of ) also called phrasal-prepositional verbs, or three-word verbs, sometimes grouped with type 1 as non-separable. Consituted by basic verb + preposition + adverb.
Phrasal-prepositional verbs are a small group of multi-word verbs made from a verb plus another word or words. Many people refer to all multi-word verbs as phrasal verbs. Here it is a distinction between three types of multi-word verbs: prepositional verbs, phrasal verbs and phrasal-prepositional verbs. Phrasal-prepositional verbs are made of: Verb + adverb + preposition.
Let’s look at these examples of phrasal-prepositional verbs: