Monday, February 9, 2009

Face up to Phrasals series

Episode 11: What Happened?
Jackie: Bob! Are you alright? Bob! Come on Bob, sit up! What happened?

Sit up - sat up - sat up

Meaning: If you sit up, you move from a lying or other position into a sitting position.

Grammar: This phrasal verb may or may not have an object. If there is an object, it must go between the verb and particle.

Jane sat up
Jane sat the baby up
Jane sat him up

Jane sat up the baby
Jane sat up him

Example sentence: Yuki was lying on the sofa watching TV. She sat up suddenly when she heard a loud knock at the door.