AN ANALYSIS OF ENGLISH SEPARABLE AND INSEPARABLE PHRASAL VERBS

ABSTRACT

This thesis is a report about ‘An Analysis of English Separable and Inseparable Phrasal Verbs’. The aims of this research are describing the form of separable and inseparable phrasal verbs, the verbs and particles using in separable and inseparable phrasal verbs and its relation.

This research is descriptive qualitative research. The data were taken from books and electronic devices especially internet which have relation with this research. The researcher used noting and separating technique to collect the data. In analyzing data, the researcher reads all the data sources, notes, and separates the data into separable and inseparable phrasal verbs to answer the research problems. The data shows in the form of words and sentences.

This research finding shows the form of separable phrasal verbs, that is verb + particle (adverb) + object (noun / pronoun). Because the object in separable phrasal verb can come between the verb and particle, the form is verb + object (noun / pronoun) + particle (adverb). There are two forms of inseparable phrasal verbs, they are 1) verb + one particle (preposition) + object, and 2) verb + two particles (adverb and preposition) + object. The object in separable phrasal verb can not move. It only comes after the particle. The verbs using in separable and inseparable phrasal verbs are transitive verbs. The common verbs used in separable phrasal verbs are, such as, look (look over, look up), and write (write down).The most particles used in separable phrasal verbs are adverbs, such as, back (call back), and out (hand out). The common verbs used in inseparable phrasal verbs are, such as, keep (keep on) and watch (watch out for). The common particles used in the first form of inseparable phrasal verbs are, such as, after (look after) and across (run across). The common particles used in the second form of inseparable phrasal verbs are, such as, away with (get away with). The most particles using in separable phrasal verbs are adverbs. The adverb has relation to modify verb to form of separable phrasal verb. It also has transferred meaning. The most particles using in inseparable phrasal verbs are prepositions. Preposition has relation as part of the verb in the form of inseparable phrasal verbs. It also has transferred meanings.