Drop off

Writer's Note

"Drop off" is transitive, intransitive, separable, and inseparable; these categories often overlap. You'll notice that transitive verbs are frequently separable, while intransitive ones tend to be inseparable. Let’s break it down together.

1. Transitive - These phrasal verbs take an object for the sentence to make sense.
   Example 1: I’ll drop off the package this afternoon.
   Example 2: She dropped off the kids at school.
   Example 3: Can you drop off my suit at the cleaners?
   
2. Separable - The object can go between the verb and the particle.
   Example 1: I’ll drop the package off this afternoon.
   Example 2: She dropped the kids off at school.
   Example 3: Can you drop my suit off at the cleaners?
   
3. Intransitive - A combination of a verb and one or more particles (prepositions or adverbs) that functions as a verb, but does not take a direct object.
   Example 1: Sales dropped off significantly after the holidays.
   Example 2: Attendance has dropped off this month.
   Example 3: Profits dropped off during the recession.
   
4. Inseparable - Where the verb and its particle (preposition or adverb) cannot be separated by other words.
   Example 1: Interest in the product is starting to drop off.
   Example 2: The noise gradually dropped off as we moved away.
   Example 3: Viewership tends to drop off after the first few episodes.

Related Words: Abandon, decrease, deliver, diminish, disembark, doze, fade, fall asleep, leave, lessen, nod off, plummet, reduce, slacken, transport, unload.