And then there are phrasal verbs that can be split up.

He put together the pieces.

is the same as

He put the pieces together.

Some phrasal verbs can be split. Other cannot. Why? I could not explain to my students when I was teaching English. Something about transitive and intransitive verbs, but . . . .

So much better to say:

He joined the pieces.

Native English speakers have a natural understanding of phrasal verbs. Learners of English take a long time to master this part of the language.

That gives us native speakers an edge in international communication.