EXERCISE 11d — Write answers to the questions using phrasal verbs and nouns from this section. Be sure the phrasal verbs are in the correct tense.

1. The electric company stopped my electricity because I didn't pay my bill. What did they do to the electricity?

2. I bought some fried chicken, and I took it to my house. What kind of food did I buy?

3. Exercising is good for your health. What is good for your health?

4. The long-distance company offered to let me use their service free for thirty days, and I'm going to try it. What am I going to do to the long-distance company's service?

5. In Question 4, what is the long-distance company letting me do?

6. During the flood, a lot of people couldn't leave their houses because of the water. What did the water do to them?

7. In Question 6, how would you describe these people?

8. You're making an extra copy of your work just in case. What are you doing?

9. In Question 8, what would you call the extra copy of your work that you're making?

10. The newspaper reporter is getting more information about something interesting that someone told her on the phone. What is the reporter doing?

H. My exercise routine is very difficult. What is difficult?

12. The prosecutor proved his accusation with some photographs. What did the prosecutor do with the photographs?

13. Jane wants to show the basketball coach that she would be a good member of the basketball team. What does Jane want to do?

14. I have a second alarm clock in case the first doesn't wake me up. What does my second alarm clock do to my first?

15. In Question 14, what would you call my second alarm clock?

16. Nicole takes her friend to the train station every morning. What does Nicole do to her friend?

17. I have an appointment with my doctor next month so that he can see if my surgery was successful. What would you call my appointment next month?

18. Maria's plan isn't happening the way she expected. What isn't Maria's plan doing?

19. Bill went with Judy to dinner and a movie and he paid for everything. What did Bill do?

20. Two hundred guests at $45 each calculates to $9,000. What does 200 guests at $45 each do?

21. I have never stopped sleeping at 3:30 in the morning before. What have I never done before?

EXERCISE 11 e, Review — Complete the sentences with these phrasal verbs from previous sections. Be sure the phrasal verbs are in the correct tense. To check their meanings, review the section number given after each one.

1. If the company doesn't ________ ________ 20 percent of its employees, it's going to go out of business.

2. Blankets and boxes of food were ________ ________ to the flood victims.

3. I ________ ________ in Germany because my father was in the Army there.

4. Kathy didn't close her car window last night, and it rained. She really ________ ________.

5. You ________ ________; I'll catch up with you later.

6. The percentage of people who smoke ________________ after smoking was linked with lung cancer and heart disease.

7. What can I do to get my black cat to ________ ________ my white couch?

8. I've been _______ _______ an apartment that allows dogs, but I can't find one.

9. He's________________New York and will be here in two hours.

10. I was so stuffed from that huge dinner my mother cooked that I didn't ________ _______________ playing tennis afterward.

11. Their lawyer tried to ________ them ________ ________ $ 120,000.

12. I don't feel like going anywhere tonight. Let's just ________ ________ and take it easy.

13. I'm sorry I can't agree with you, Joe, but I have to ________ ________ _______ Linda on this decision.

14. Here's my flashlight. Make sure you ________ it ________ when you're finished using it.

15. I didn't get 100 on the test because I forgot to ______ ______ one of the blanks.

16. This restaurant is wonderful. I'm surprised I haven't____________ it before.

12. FOCUS ON: past perfect phrasal verbs

The past perfect is used to say that one thing in the past happened before another thing in the past:

Mikesaid the weddinghad fallen through.

past earlier in the past

When Igot to work, Mr. Toy forhad alreadysigned in.

past earlier in the past

The past perfect is formed with had and the past participle of the verb:

present:He wakes up.

past: Hewoke up.

past perfect: Hehad woken up.

1. back off p.v. When you move away from danger or a person you are arguing or fighting with in order to avoid injury or a more serious fight or argument, youback off. When you tell people toback off, you are warning them that you are becoming angry and that a fight or argument is likely.

I'm warning you! You'd betterback off.

Tombacked off when he saw that Jake had a gun.

1. come across p.v. When people cross from one side of a space or distance to where you are, theycome across.

As soon as Nicole saw me, shecame across the room and gave me a big hug.

By 1910, millions of immigrants hadcome across the ocean to America.

2. come across p.v. When youcome across people or things, you see or find them without planning or expecting to.Run across is similar tocome across.

/ asked the antique dealer if she had evercome across a Windsor chair.

On the trail, wecame across some hikers from Australia.

3. come across p.v. When something you say or docomes across a certain way, your attitude or feelings are perceived in this way by other people.

/ was just joking, but I don't think itcame across that way.

His American humor didn'tcome across well in Britain.

1. come up (to) p.v. When people move toward you to a higher level or position, or from the south to the north, theycome up. Come down is the opposite ofcome up.

Why don't youcome up and see me some time?

My cousin from San Antoniocame up to Detroit last week.

2. come up p.v. When you move to a higher social or professional position, youcome up.

/ saw Dan driving a Mercedes. He's reallycoming up in the world.

The major didn't go to the military academy. Hecame up through the ranks.

3. come up p.v. When a new topic is introduced into a conversation, itcomes up.

/ don't agree with Jim about anything, so if politicscomes up, I just leave the room.

We were discussing possible candidates to manage the new office, and your name came up.

4. come up p.v. When something unexpected happens that requires further attention, itcomes up.

I'm sorry I can't go to your party; something important hascome up.

Until this situationcame up, we were having a nice, relaxing weekend.

5. come up p.v. [always continuous] When something iscoming up, it will happen soon.

Mother's Day iscoming up, so I need to buy my mother a gift soon.

The TV announcer told the audience what wascoming up after the commercial.

1. fall through p.v. When people or things drop through an opening from one side to the other side, theyfall through.

The roofer hadfallen through a hole in the roof.

My Uncle Fred was ice fishing when hefell through a hole in the ice and was never seen again.

2. fall through p.v. When a plan, an arrangement, or a business deal does not happen or is canceled because of a problem or because someone does not do what is expected, itfalls through.

The family reunionfell through after Dad got sick.

Our house is back on the market. The dealfell through because the buyers couldn't get a loan.

1. put... up p.v. When you move something to a higher level, youput itup.

Put these knivesup where the baby can't reach them.

He aimed the gun at me and said,"Put your handsup or I'll shoot."

2. put... up p.v. When you attach something, such as a picture or a sign, to a wall, youput itup.

The teacher had put some postersup in her new classroom.

Our real estate agent isputting up a "for sale" sign.

3. put... up p.v. When you build or install something, such as a building, shelf, fence, or wall, youput it up.

We need toput up a fence to keep the rabbits out of our garden.

I talked to a carpenter aboutputting up some shelves in the family room.

4. put... up p.v. When you erect or assemble something that is collapsed, folded, or in several pieces, youput itup.

The circusput up their tent outside of town.

The Native Americans stopped by the river and putup their teepees.

5. put up p.v. When you contribute money to pay for or help pay for something, youput up the money.

The mayor offered to put uphalf the money necessary to build a new stadium

for the team.

Mr. Taylor said he would put up $3 million toward the cost of a new cancer

treatment facility.

6. put upp.v. When you fight, resist, or argue against something, you put up a
fight or put upresistance.

The union put up a fight when the company tried to lay off workers.

The Japanese put uplittle resistance when the marines landed.

7. put... up p.v. When you put people up, you let them stay with you, usually
temporarily, in your house or in a hotel.

Sam didn't have anywhere else to go after the fire, so I said I would put him up for a couple of nights.

The hotel desk clerk apologized for not being able to put us up.

1. screw... onp.v. When you screw onthe top of a circular container, you turn it so
that it becomes tight and keeps the contents of the container inside.

I hadn't screwedthe top of the gas can ontight enough, and all the gas leaked out.

If you don't screwthe top of the bottle on, the soda pop will go flat.

screwed onpart.adj. After you turn the top of a circular container so that it becomes tight and keeps the contents of the container inside, the top is screwed on.

2. screw... onp.v. When you attach part of a mechanical device with spiral grooves
to another part with spiral grooves, you screwit on.

Make sure you screweach of the nuts on tightly.

Put the new ink cartridge in the bottom half of the pen and then screw on the top.

screwed onpart.adj. After you attach part of a mechanical device with spiral grooves to another part with spiral grooves, the first part is screwed on.

The top of that water bottle isn't screwed on,and it might leak all over the place.

1. sign ... inp.v. When you sign in,you write your name on a list to show that you have arrived at your workplace or at some other place, such as a hotel or a club.

I'm going to be late. Could you sign me in?

All visitors to the consulate are asked to sign in.

1. sign... outp.v. When you sign out,you write your name on a list to show that
you have left your workplace or some other place, such as a hotel or club.

Jim isn't here. He signed outat 5:06.

Dr. Wood usually forgets to sign outwhen she leaves the dink.

2.sign... outp.v. When you signsomething out,such as a book or something
valuable or important, you write your name on a list to show that you have borrowed
the item and are responsible for returning it.

The professor signed the book out of the rare book room.

Remember to sign out your lab equipment before chemistry class.

EXERCISE 12a — Complete the sentences with phrasal verbs from this section. Be sure the phrasal verbs are in the correct tense.

1. The information in this file is top secret. You have to________ it ________ before you can remove it from this room.

2. Something ________ ________ at the last minute, and I had to cancel my trip.

3. We'd better________ ________ the tent before it gets too dark.

4. I was in the library, and I________ ________ some interesting books.

5. I was sure Janice was still in the building somewhere because she hadn't________ ________ yet.

6. The wedding________ ________ when the groom was arrested for bigamy.

7. My son always________ ________ a big fight when I try to get him to go to bed.

8. I wasn't in the mood for a fight, so I decided to________ ________.

9. The search party found that the snowmobiler had________ ________ a hole in the ice and drowned.

10. No one said anything about you last night. Your name didn't________ ________ even once.

11. The store owner________ ________ a "no smoking" sign.

12. To attach the filter to the camera lens, you just________ it________.

13. The manager always checked to see who didn't________ ________ on time.

14. The charity was asked to ________ ________ $2 million toward the purchase of new medica! equipment.

15. Someone had ________ the lid ________ so tightly that I couldn't get it off.

16. My house was destroyed by a tornado. Can you ______ me _____ for a few days?

17. I was upstairs working when my wife ________ ________ to ask me what I wanted for lunch.

18. The applicant's criticism of his previous employer didn't ________ ________ well with the interviewer.

19. I bought a plastic Christmas tree that's really easy to ________ ________.

20. Nancy ________ _______ the Golden Gate Bridge every morning to go to work.

21. I didn't go to a fancy Ivy League college. I ________ ________ the hard way.

22. Can you ________ the window shade ________ so that we can get more light in here, please?

23. Susie's mother told her that Christmas was ________ ________, so she had better be a good girl.

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