Some ESL texts call them two word verbs, three word verbs, etc.
Edith Wollin

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From: Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar
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Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2009 12:30 PM
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Subject: Re: Phrasal Verb Overview

I guess I would call any multi-word verb a phrasal verb, whether it used
adverb-like words or preposition-like words.  Is there another, better
descriptor for them?  "Phrasal verb" confuses my students sometimes
because it is similar to "verb phrase" (i.e., created by T + m + (be +
-ing) + (have + -en) + MV).  

Beth

>>> "Veit, Richard" <[log in to unmask]> 3/24/2009 10:58 AM >>>
I have another question for ATEGers. A phrasal verb typically consists
of a verb-word and a preposition-word. But what about those two-word
predicates such as "look forward" and "put forth" where the second word
is neither a preposition-word nor separable from the verb-word? Do we
call them "phrasal verbs" as well?

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