Fluency

Mazz   Mon Jul 31, 2006 8:14 am GMT
Do you agrre with this?

"Using phrasal verbs in speech is a true test of fluency."
Uriel   Mon Jul 31, 2006 8:17 am GMT
I don't know -- what's a phrasal verb?
Tommie   Mon Jul 31, 2006 10:52 am GMT
<I don't know -- what's a phrasal verb?>

http://www.eslcafe.com/pv/
Guest   Mon Jul 31, 2006 11:15 am GMT
"Using phrasal verbs in speech is a true test of fluency."

No, of course not. It's not enough to just be proficient at using phrasal verbs. There are almost always plain verb equivalents anyway.
Guest   Mon Jul 31, 2006 11:19 am GMT
"I don't know -- what's a phrasal verb?"

A phrase used as a verb. e.g. "cough up" the money ~ render the money.
Deborah   Tue Aug 01, 2006 1:37 am GMT
You can *look up* phrasal verbs at:

http://www.eslcafe.com/pv/pv-mng.html