Hello and welcome to Day 7
of our 20-day phrasal verb challenge.
In the last video, we talked about not falling behind.
If you can find just 5-10 minutes a day,
you can keep up with your studies.
What does this phrasal verb mean?
If, however, we remove that second particle "with,"
the phrasal verb can become intransitive
as simply "keep up."
Remember "keep up with" is transitive.
It's intransitive as "keep up."
Either way the definition remains the same.
But now let me show you a third example.
How many particles did I use?
Just one.
Do you see an object?
Yes.
Do you think the meaning is exactly the same?
No.
To "keep something up" means that you maintain it
You continue doing it.
"Keep (something) up" is transitive,
and it can be separated by the object.
When you watch films in English,
can you keep up with the fast speech?
Let's review all seven phrasal verbs.
I'll hint at the meaning,
and you tell me the phrasal verb.