{"id":21367,"date":"2023-02-27T06:00:35","date_gmt":"2023-02-27T11:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/?p=21367"},"modified":"2024-07-16T14:21:29","modified_gmt":"2024-07-16T19:21:29","slug":"phrasal-verbs-to-formal-verbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/phrasal-verbs-to-formal-verbs\/","title":{"rendered":"Phrasal verbs to formal verbs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KCMGkFD0jxM?rel=0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a class=\"elementor-button rounded large green\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/espressoenglish.lpages.co\/business-english-course\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Business English Course<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Did you know that in more formal English, we tend to avoid using two-word <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/phrasal-verbs-in-english\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">phrasal verbs<\/a> like ask for, throw away, and give out?<\/p>\n<p>These are very common in everyday spoken English, but we typically use slightly more formal words when writing professionally. Today you&#8217;ll learn how to transform 10 informal sentences into more formal ones that are appropriate in business English.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re learning English for your career, then you&#8217;ll find my <a href=\"https:\/\/espressoenglish.lpages.co\/business-english-course\/\"><strong>Business English Course<\/strong><\/a> very helpful!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/espressoenglish.lpages.co\/business-english-course\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20580\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/business-small.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"230\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a class=\"elementor-button rounded large green\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/espressoenglish.lpages.co\/business-english-course\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Business English Course<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>OK, let&#8217;s look at how to make these 10 sentences more formal:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">1. We <strong>asked for<\/strong> an update two weeks ago.<br \/>\nWe <strong>requested<\/strong> an update two weeks ago.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">2. My manager is <strong>thinking about<\/strong> your proposal.<br \/>\nMy manager is <strong>considering<\/strong> your proposal.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">3. The stores are <strong>giving out<\/strong> free samples.<br \/>\nThe stores are <strong>distributing<\/strong> free samples.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">4. I need some time to <strong>look over<\/strong> the information.<br \/>\nI need some time to <strong>review<\/strong> the information.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">5. The defective products were <strong>thrown away.<\/strong><br \/>\nThe defective products were <strong>discarded<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">6. I have <strong>found out<\/strong> the reason for the error.<br \/>\nI have<strong> discovered\/determined\/identified<\/strong> the reason for the error.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">7. Our visitors are <strong>going back<\/strong> to their country tomorrow.<br \/>\nOur visitors are <strong>returning<\/strong> to their country tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">8. You need authorization to <strong>go ahead<\/strong> with the purchase.<br \/>\nYou need authorization to <strong>proceed<\/strong> with the purchase.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">9. I will <strong>deal with<\/strong> the customer complaints.<br \/>\nI will <strong>handle<\/strong> the customer complaints.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">10. 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