Meaning
- To carry on or persist with an action.
- To continue to employ someone.
- To continue complaining, nagging, or pestering.
Today's Sentences
- If I keep on, maybe I’ll sound like a pro someday.
- Why do you keep on ordering only vanilla?
- Writer's Note
01
If I keep on, maybe I’ll sound like a pro someday.
Situation
You really play that guitar every day, don’t you?
Yeah, I just keep on practicing until my fingers hurt.
That’s dedication.
Well, if I keep on, maybe I’ll sound like a pro someday.
02
Why do you keep on ordering only vanilla?
Situation
Why do you keep on ordering only vanilla ice cream?
Because it’s the best flavor in the universe.
But there are so many other choices like chocolate, strawberry, mint chip!
You can try them all, but my go-to will always be vanilla.
Writer's Note
"Keep on" is an intransitive, transitive, and inseparable phrasal verb.
- Intransitive - A phrasal verb that needs an object to complete its meaning.
Structure: "Subject + keep on (+ -ing verb)"
Example 1: She just keeps on talking even when no one listens.
Example 2: If you keep on practicing, you’ll improve.
Example 3: He kept on running despite the rain. - Transitive - A phrasal verb that needs an object to complete its meaning.
Structure: "Subject + keep on + object (person)"
Example 1: The company decided to keep on all the interns.
Example 2: They kept her on as a part-time consultant.
Example 3: The school will keep him on for another year. - Inseparable - When an object cannot come between the particle keep and the verb on.
Structure: "Subject + keep on + object (person)"
Example 1: She just kept on talking even though everyone wanted to leave.
Example 2: They keep on trying, no matter how many times they fail.
Example 3: If you keep on practicing, you’ll master the piano piece.
Related words: Carry on, continue, go on, maintain, persevere, persist, proceed, prolong, retain, sustain
