Phrasal verbs

DROP somebody or something OFF

Will you drop the kids off at school on your way into

town?

We dropped off our bags at the hotel and then went to explore

the city.

You can drop me off here if you like. It´s not far to walk.

Where would you like to be dropped off?

MEANINGIf you drop somebody off, what do you do? Choose the best meaning.

a) You take somebody in your car and leave them somewhere.

b) You make or help somebody leave a place.

If you drop somebody off, what do you do? Choose the best meaning.

a) You let something fall out of your hand.

b) You deliver something somewhere.

GRAMMARWhich of these are grammatically

possible?a) I dropped my friends off.

b) I dropped off my friends.

c) I dropped them off.

d) I dropped off them.

e) They were dropped off.

PRACTICEComplete these sentences using an appropriate form of drop off and a suitable object (a noun

or a pronoun)

a) Could you _________________outside the

hotel, please?

b) I work near the library. Shall I

___________ for you?

c) Where _____________________________? ‘Just

here will be fine, thanks.’

drop me off

drop your books off

Shall I drop you off?

There is a grammatical mistake in one of these sentences. Can you find the mistake and

correct it?

a) I was dropped off right outside

my house, which was great.

b) Oh no! I forgot to drop off that

package for my boss!

c) Sue´s driving – why don´t you ask

her to drop off?

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X ... to drop you off?

OPPOSITES

• The opposite of drop somebody or something off is pick somebody or something up:

• Parents can drop off or pick up their children outside the school.

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