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Fraserpan Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary
The meaning of phrases
What's the meaning of phrases in the sentences below.
1. Hello. This is Mark Smith. I'm calling to see if my blood test results are in.
2. This cat sheds all over the place.
Question: Is there supposed to be a noun after the verb "shed"?
3. Did you catch our very own Professor Stiller on TV last night?
4. Come on, we're almost there. I'll race you to the top of the hill.
1. Hello. This is Mark Smith. I'm calling to see if my blood test results are in.
2. This cat sheds all over the place.
Question: Is there supposed to be a noun after the verb "shed"?
3. Did you catch our very own Professor Stiller on TV last night?
4. Come on, we're almost there. I'll race you to the top of the hill.
Top answer
1-- are in = have arrived 2-- shed = lose hair (a natural, seasonal phenomenon among mammals); the noun hair is not required, as it is self-evident to native speakers. 3-- catch = happen/manage to see (on TV, in this case). 4-- race you = have a race with you.
- 1-- are in = have arrived 2-- shed = lose hair (a natural, seasonal phenomenon among mammals); the noun hair is not required, as it is self-evident to native speakers.
- 3-- catch = happen/manage to see (on TV, in this case).
- 4-- race you = have a race with you.
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1-- are in = have arrived
2-- shed = lose hair (a natural, seasonal phenomenon among mammals); the noun hair is not required, as it is self-evident to native speakers.
3-- catch = happen/manage to see (on TV, in this case).
4-- race you = have a race with you.
2-- shed = lose hair (a natural, seasonal phenomenon among mammals); the noun hair is not required, as it is self-evident to native speakers.
3-- catch = happen/manage to see (on TV, in this case).
4-- race you = have a race with you.
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