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Yogi2005 Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary

Phrasal verbs

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00Pleas could you help me to find the correct phresal verbs, in some sentences there is only a verb to be put in, while in others either a preposition or the whole phresal verb. 02br
00I put my proposals in brackets, but they may be either wrong or there might be others that fit the context. thanks for any help 02br
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001. He put ................his name for the excursion. 02br
002. Don't .................01b00 (stay)02b00 up for me. I'll probably be back very late. 02br
003. He was ................ up for six weeks with two legs broken. 02br
004. I'll .................... 01b00(pick)02b00 up at your office and take you straight to the station. 02br
005. She was the only one to .....................01b00(stand)02b00 up for me. No one else said anything. 02br
006. He read the novel, .............01b00(leaving/missing)02b00 out the dull descriptive passages. 02br
007. He had stage fright at first but he ...............01b00(got rid)02b00 of it very quickly. 02br
008. The car ....................01b00(pulled up)02b00 suddenly with screaming brakes. 02br
009. English people have to ..................01b00 (get on with)02b00 English weather. 02br
0010. I'm in charge while Smith is away ; I ...................01b00(take over)02b00 from him on June 1. 02br
0011 I saw a policeman so I ...................01b00(came up to)02b00 him and asked him the way. 02br
0012 Don't be ........................01b00(put off)02b00 by her odd appearance; she is really very nice. 0-
  

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01-- down? 02br 002-- YES-- or 'wait' 02br 003-- laid 02br 004-- pick YOU 02br 005-- YES 02br 006-- hmm. Maybe leaving, but seems a bit odd.

— Mister Micawber

  • 01-- down?
  • 02br 002-- YES-- or 'wait' 02br 003-- laid 02br 004-- pick YOU 02br 005-- YES 02br 006-- hmm.
  • Maybe leaving, but seems a bit odd.
  • 02br 007-- YES, but that's not a phrasal 02br 008-- YES 02br 009-- These seem to be mostly 'up' phrasals, so I'd plump for 'put up with' 02br 0010-- YES-- took over 02br 0011-- YES 02br 0012-- YES 02br 02br 00I suspect that there are a number of other, and perhaps better, choices, Yogi.
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01-- down? 02br
002-- YES-- or 'wait' 02br
003-- laid 02br
004-- pick YOU 02br
005-- YES 02br
006-- hmm. Maybe leaving, but seems a bit odd. 02br
007-- YES, but that's not a phrasal 02br
008-- YES 02br
009-- These seem to be mostly 'up' phrasals, so I'd plump for 'put up with' 02br
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0 1. put on 02br
002. wait up 02br
005. as you suggested: stand up 02br
006. leaving 02br
007. your choice:got rid of 02br
008. I don't know, but pull up is slowly! 0-
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0 thanks for your suggestions. 02br
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00As MrM said 'get rid' is not a phrasal verb, does anyone know what phrasal would fit the sentence #7. 02br
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007. He had stage fright at first but he ...............of it very quickly. 02br
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00I'm also interested if there are any other phrasal verbs that fit the sentences. 02br

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0 got out of it? 02br
00I think you can use "turn up" indicating that you'll go there unexpectedly. It's more natural to use it with the pronouns that do not refer to first persons! 0-
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07. 'Snapped out of' would work. 02br
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004. No, because 'turn up' is by surprise or in an unplanned manner. For the same reason, 'show up' or 'pop up' would also be strange. No other ideas, sorry. 0-
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0 For number seven I'd say "got over it". 0-
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0 001. He put ................his name for the excursion. 02br
002. Don't .................01b00 (stay)02b00 up for me. I'll probably be back very late. 02br
003. He was ................ up for six weeks with two legs broken. 02br
004. I'll .................... 01b00(pick)02b00 up at your office and take you st
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01cite10Yogi200512cite10hello, 12br
10Pleas could you help me to find the correct phresal verbs, in some sentences there is only a verb to be put in, while in others either a preposition or the whole phresal verb. 12br
10I put my proposals in brackets, but they may be either wrong or there might be others that fit
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