Grammar fix

write down

record in writing

To put information on paper or in a digital note so you don't forget it.

phrasal verbB1core

Hear it in context

Notice where the phrase sounds natural.

Let me write down your address so I don't forget it.

In my opinion, it's helpful to write down new vocabulary words because it makes them easier to remember.

Fix the pattern

One small grammar move makes it sound right.

Not: Write down it before you forget.

Say: Write it down before you forget.

With a pronoun the object goes in the middle — 'write it down', never 'write down it'.

  • Pattern
  • write down [something]; write [something] down

Which sounds natural?

Tap the one a native speaker would say.

Build natural chunks

Words that usually travel with it.

write down + info

  • the address
  • your number
  • a note
  • the details

Don't confuse it

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