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READING & USE OF ENGLISH: Part 1

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READING & USE OF ENGLISH: Part 2

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READING & USE OF ENGLISH: Part 3

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READING & USE OF ENGLISH: Part 4

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Remember that whenever a verb follows a preposition, it always takes its -ing form:

We’re looking forward to ~~see~~ you next week ✖︎

We’re looking forward to seeing you next week ✔︎

She worked overtime to make up for ~~miss~~ the meeting ✖︎

She worked overtime to make up for missing the meeting ✔︎

Not only will phrasal verbs make you sound more natural, but they can also help you avoid mistakes. One common example of this is with the verb update when talking about news and current affairs:

I try to ~~update about~~ the news by reading articles online ✖︎

I watch the news to ~~update me on~~ what’s going on around the world ✖︎

An easy way to avoid such errors is to use keep up with instead:

I try to keep up with the news by reading articles online ✔︎

I watch the news to keep up with what’s going on around the world ✔︎

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