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Detective Phrasal Verbs

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    Phrasal verbs detectives use to search, investigate, discover, and solve mysteries.
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  • Guess the phrasal verb: The detective checked old files on the internet to get information about the suspect.
    Look up
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  • Guess the phrasal verb: While searching the garage, the police discovered an old knife by accident.
    Come across
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  • Guess the phrasal verb: The detectives finally solved the mystery after many hours.
    Work out
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  • Mime this action and your teammates guess
    Look for
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  • Mimic this action and your teammates guess
    Look up
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  • Act out this situation and your teammates guess
    Come across
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  • The police are __________ the disappearance of the documents.
    looking into
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  • New evidence __________ during the investigation yesterday.
    turned up
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  • The detective __________ a brilliant theory after analyzing the evidence.
    came up with
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  • Tell the teacher a phrasal verb, then describe it for your classmates to guess
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  • The detective searched the internet for information about the suspect. Look for, lok into, look up or find out?
    Look up
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  • The police are trying to investigate the crime carefully. Look up, look into, work out or turn up?
    Look into
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  • What phrasal verbs are in this situation? “The detectives searched the apartment and discovered a hidden phone. Then they searched online records and finally solved the case.”
    Look for, Come across, Look up and Work out.
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