I'm glad you're studying with me

because I wouldn't want you to miss out

on a very special opportunity.

I've never asked learners to watch a new video

every day for twenty days straight.

But I believe by the end, we'll see some good results.

What does this phrasal verb mean?

We can use it in a progressive form, as in...

It takes an object.

Let me show you one more example.

What do you notice?

Here we have a verb and one particle.

No object.

So "miss out on (something)" is transitive.

But it's intransitive as simply "miss out."

The definition is the same.

You're missing out on an opportunity.

Can you name an opportunity

you're sorry you missed out on?

Let's review the definition of our new phrasal verb

and the definitions of three old phrasal verbs.

First, "keep up with."

"Miss out on."

"Fall behind."

And finally, "stay up."

All right. Let's review form.

Not all of these phrasal verbs take an object.

"keep up with" = transitive, inseparable

Also we can simply say "keep up."

"miss out on" = transitive, inseparable.

And we can simply say "miss out."

"fall behind" = intransitive

If we want to name an object,

we say "fall behind on (what)"

or "fall behind with (what)."

An easy one to learn and use.

"Stay up" has no object.

It's intransitive.

Now I'd like to give you some practice

using those four phrasal verbs.

Here's a text.

Fill in the missing phrasal verbs.

I'll give you a moment to complete it.

Answer: