PHRASAL VERB FRIDAY: 'DROP OUT (OF SOMETHING)'
06 / 11 / 2015
PHRASAL VERB FRIDAY: 'DROP OUT (OF SOMETHING)': meaning and examples
Welcome to Phrasal Verb Friday, readers! Today I'd like you to think of a time you enrolled in a course or program or a class... and then quit. Has this happened to you? If so, then you can use today's phrasal verb, TO DROP OUT (OF SOMETHING).
Definition 1: to abandon a course of study.
Example 1: Did you know that Steve Jobs AND Bill Gates dropped out of college?
Example 2: I dropped out of dance when I was eight years old. I didn't like it.
Example 3: She didn't like the class, so she dropped out.
Definition 2: to stop participation in a race or competition.
Example 4: He had to drop out of the race because he hurt his leg.
This phrasal verb is NON-SEPARABLE. Notice that when it is TRANSITIVE, we use the preposition OF to show what the person dropped out of. It can also be INTRANSITIVE, as in Example 3.
That's all for this week! Join us next week for more lessons. Until then, have a great weekend!
Definition 1: to abandon a course of study.
Example 1: Did you know that Steve Jobs AND Bill Gates dropped out of college?
Example 2: I dropped out of dance when I was eight years old. I didn't like it.
Example 3: She didn't like the class, so she dropped out.
Definition 2: to stop participation in a race or competition.
Example 4: He had to drop out of the race because he hurt his leg.
This phrasal verb is NON-SEPARABLE. Notice that when it is TRANSITIVE, we use the preposition OF to show what the person dropped out of. It can also be INTRANSITIVE, as in Example 3.
That's all for this week! Join us next week for more lessons. Until then, have a great weekend!
