The
use of prepositions is one of the difficult aspects of learning English. A
preposition is a function word that appears before nouns and relates to some
other constructions in the sentence.
A phrasal verb is a combination of a verb and one or more prepositions that functions as a single unit of meaning. Phrasal verbs are commonly used in writing. As an ESL learner, learn some phrases.
MOVE
Move ahead: advance beyond.
e.g. If
you wish to move ahead in you career, you need a higher
degree.
Move along: continue to move.
e.g.
Come on! Move along;
there's nothing to see here
Move around: walk around a bit here and there.
e.g.
Can you sit still, instead of moving
around?
Move aside: step out of the way.
e.g.
Please move aside so that the crowd can get through.
Move away: withdraw from someone or something.
e.g.
Let's move away from those smokers.
Move
back: move back and away.
e.g.
Please move back! We need
more space here.
Move on something: do something about something.
e.g.
This is an issue we must move
on.
e.g.
You must move on this matter and give it your top
priority.
Move up: advance; go higher.
e.g.
She is trying to move her son up the social ladder/
EASE
REMAIN
Ease of: relieve or reduce someone of something.
e.g. The doctor eased me of my back pain with some medication.
Ease off: diminish; let up doing something.
e.g. The rain has eased off; we'd
better leave now.
e.g. Come on, he's just a kid. Ease off!
Ease up on: treat
gently.
e.g. Come on! Ease up on the gas! We’re going too fast!
Remain ahead of :keep up with.
e.g. I
don't think we can remain
ahead of all the orders
coming in.
Remain
away: stay
away from.
e.g.. I
wonder how long he would remain
away from drugs.
Remain
in: stay within something.
e.g.
Please remain in the house until I come back.
Remain
on: stay on (a medication)
e.g.
Doctor, how long will I remain
on this medication?
Stephen
Lau
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