EXERCISE 18a — Complete the sentences with phrasal verbs from this section. Be sure the phrasal verbs are in the correct tense.

1. Could you ________ ________ the phone? I want to make an important call.

2. Neither side would give an inch. There was no way to ________ ________ the stalemate.

3. If you put this fake Rolex watch next to a real one, you can ________ them ________ easily.

4. Jim wanted to go to a movie tonight, but I told him I wouldn't ________ ________ work until late.

5. If the holes don't ________ ________, the screws won't go in.

6. There weren't any chairs at the party, so we just ________ ________ talking.

7. I told Frank that his drinking problem isn't just hurting him; it ________ ________ that — it's hurting his family, too.

8. The lawyer was sure he could ______ him ______ with only two years in prison.

9. When I took this job after I finished high school, I never ________ ________ spend­ing thirty-five years here.

10. Mother was the last one to ________ ________ the airplane.

11. Bob ________ ________ everything in his cabinet so that it's easy to find what he's looking for.

12. Lydia told me she would try to ________ three weeks ________ so we can go on vacation.

13. There were police barricades around the palace, but some of the protesters ________ _______.

14. Children, stop jumping on the bed with your dirty shoes. ________ ________ right now!

15. Can you ________ ________ the TV while I put the VCR under it?

16. Some CDs come wrapped in plastic that's almost impossible to ______ _______.

17. I couldn't ________ ________ a magician for the birthday party.

18. ________ ________ the carpet. I just shampooed it.

EXERCISE 18b — Write answers to the questions using phrasal verbs and participle adjectives from this section. Be sure the phrasal verbs are in the correct tense.

1. Paul said he would remove his cat from the table. What did Paul say?

2. I can't see any difference between the original and the copy. What can't I do?

3. Erik can't raise the box of books because it's too heavy. What can't Erik do?

4. Bill said he hadn't expected snow in May. What did Bill say?

5. Nancy arranged for a great band to play at the prom next week. What did Nancy do?

6. In Question 5, how would you describe the band?

7. Jerry thought the problem with his car is that it needs a tune-up, but the mechanic said it's worse than that. What did the mechanic say?

8. The soldiers smashed a hole in the wall and entered the city. What did the soldiers do to the wall?

9. Carlos stops working at 5:00 everyday. What does Carlos do at 5:00 everyday?

10. You were arrested for drunken driving, but the judge gave you only a warning. What did you do?

11. The teacher moved all the desks in his classroom so that they were in straight rows. What did the teacher do?

12. In Question 11, how would you describe the desks?

13. She asked me if I would stop talking on the telephone. What did she say?

14. I stood at the bus stop for an hour waiting for the bus. What did I do for an hour?

15. The personnel manager at my new job said I wouldn't have to work on Sundays. What did the personnel manager say?

16. When you put a doorknob on a door, the two sides have to be directly across from each other. How do the two sides have to be?

17. Sam stepped from the train. What did Sam do?

18. Mark's father told him to move from the grass to the sidewalk. What did Mark's father tell Mark?

EXERCISE 18c — Complete these sentences, using your own words, with phrasal verbs from this section or previous sections.

1. Last week, he couldn't_______________________________.

2. When I was younger, I could ____________________________.

3. He'll _____________________________________________.

4. When I _________________, I would _____________________.

5. Could you________________________________________?

6. Would you _______________________________________?

7. Can I __________________________________________?

8. Could I _________________________________________?

EXERCISE 18d, 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. I suggested that we go to Paris, and she really ________ ________ the idea.

2. After I ________ ________ it, I decided not to take the job.

3. I ________ ________ buying a new computer because I thought they would be on sale in January.

4. Do you think this yellow tie ________ ________ this blue shirt?

5. Her uncle promised to pay for her wedding, and he ________ ________.

6. It's very important that you do this work correctly. I'm ________ ________ you.

7. Timmy broke a window, and his sister ________ ________ him.

8. The detective asked me if Jake had robbed the liquor store, and I said I didn't know but that I wouldn't ________ it ________ him.

9. Todd said he would ________ ________ to my house after dinner and help me with my homework.

10. The reason Charles is vice-president of the company is that he________ ________ ________ the boss on every decision.

11. Tomorrow I'm going to leave Winnipeg and ________ ________Toronto.

12. I probably won't ________ ________ to Winnipeg for a month or more.

13. I didn't get Sally what she wanted for her birthday, and she ________ ________ about it all day.

14. You have so much work to do. When do you think you'll ________ ________?

15. I bought these pants for my son a month ago, and he's ________ ________ ________ them already.

16. Ned didn't________________UFOs until he saw one.

19. FOCUS ON: phrasal verbs and the adverb right

The adverb right is often used to intensify the meaning of a phrasal verb. Placed before the particle, right means directly, immediately, or quickly. It is not important whether the phrasal verb is intransitive, separable, or nonseparable. What does matter is whether the action of the verb is something that can logically be done directly, immediately, or quickly. For example, it would be illogical to use right with stand around, or wear down:

Sheaimed rightat me. (Sheaimed directlyat me.)

I'llbring it rightover. (I'llbring itover immediately.)

The roomwarmedrightup. (The roomwarmed up quickly.)

Right can be used when a separable phrasal verb is separated by its object; how­ever, right cannot be used when the object follows the particle:

Hebrought my radio rightback.Hobrought rightback my radio.

1. aim ... at p.v. When you point a weapon at people or things, youaim itat them.

The robberaimed the gun rightat my head.

He wasaiming the arrowat the apple, but he missed.

2. aim at p.v. When youaim at something you want, you do what is necessary to get it.

The manager said she wasaiming at a 14 percent increase in sales next year.

The new taw isaimed at reducing crime in the streets.

3. aim ... at p.v. When you do something designed to affect one class or type of people, youaim itat those people.

Cigarette manufacturers were accusedof aiming their advertising at young people.

The candidate's speech wasaimed at female voters.

1. bring... back p.v. When you take something to another place and then bring it from that place to the place where you were before, youbring itback.

/ told Tom tobring my pen rightback.

Sally borrowed my blue sweater andbrought it back yesterday.

2. bring... back p.v. When something that was popular or current in the past is introduced again, it isbrought back.

Many schools arebringing back uniforms for children.

Every few years designers try tobring miniskirtsback.

3. bring... back p.v. When something causes you to recall memories and emotions from the past, itbrings the memories and emotionsback.

Looking at these old picturesbrought back wonderful memories.

I had tried to forget that awful incident, but this magazine article hasbrought it all back.

Bring over

bring over & brings over bringing over brought over brought over

1. bring... over p.v. When people take something from one place to the place where you are, theybring itover.

/ called Frank to ask if I could use his electric drill, and hebrought it rightover.

Linda is going tobring her wedding picturesover tonight.

Cool off

cool off & cools off cooling off cooled off cooled off

1. cool off p.v. When the temperature of a thing or place becomes lower, itcools off.

It was really hot yesterday, but itcooled off in the evening.

This is too hot — I'll eat it after itcools off.

2. cool... off p.v. When people or things cause a thing or place to become cooler, theycool itoff.

The coffee was really hot, but he put an ice cube in it and itcooled rightoff.

This bath is too hot. Put more cold water in it tocool itoff.

3. cool off p.v. When you become less angry or less excited, youcool off.

He's furious now, but he'llcool off by morning.

Their passion for each other hascooled off.

1. go back (to) p.v. When you return to a place where you were before, yougo backorgo back to that place.

That restaurant was terrible. We'll nevergo back.

Dorothy left the Emerald City andwent back to Kansas.

2. go back (to) p.v. When a condition, problem, practice, or customgoes back to a

certain time, it began at that time.

The tradition of saluting in the militarygoes back to the Middle Ages.

His drug problemgoes back to his college years.

3. go back (to) p.v. When you are discussing the age of something, yougo back or go back to when it was created or started.

This table is very valuable.It goes back to the 1760s.

The archeologist found ruins thatgo back 5,000 years.

Hand over

hand over & hands over handing over handed over handed over

1. hand ...over (to) p.v. When you give something to people because they demand it, because they require it, or because you are not its rightful owner, youhand itoverorhand itover to them.Turn over is similar tohand over.

/ found some money in the street, and Ihanded itover to the police.

That's my calculator —hand it rightover!

handover n. When you transfer ownership or control of something to someone because that person has demanded it or because you are not its rightful owner, a handover takes place.

The Chinese celebrated Britain'shandover of Hong Kong. The President demanded the immediatehandover of the occupied territory.

2. hand ...over p.v. When you give someone responsibility for an important project, duty, or problem, youhand that project, duty, or problemover orhand itover to someone.

Mr. Wilson retired andhanded control of the companyover to his son.

The TV news anchorhanded the showover to the reporter at the White House.

Pull over

pull over & pulls over pulling over pulled over pulled over

1. pull... over p.v. When you are driving and then move your vehicle to the side of the road, reduce your speed, and then stop, youpull over orpull your vehicleover.

/ pulled over to fix a flat tire. We're lost.

Let'spull the carover and ask someone for directions.

2. pull... over p.v. When you are driving and a police officer signals you to move your vehicle to the side of the road, reduce your speed, and stop, the police officer pulls youover orpulls the vehicleover.

Jim was driving on the wrong side of the road, and hegot pulled over by the state police.

When the police officer saw the driver go through a red light, hepulled the car rightover.

1. warm up p.v. When the temperature of a thing or place becomes higher, itwarms up.

It's cold outside. I hope itwarms up before the picnic.

I set the thermostat at eighty degrees, and the housewarmed rightup.

2. warm... up p.v. When people or things cause a thing or place to become warmer, theywarm itup.

The fireplace doesn't reallywarm the houseup much.

That soup is cold. You canwarm itup in the microwave.

warmed up part.adj. After a thing or place has become warmer, it iswarmed up.

Give the baby the bottle with the flowers on it; it'swarmed up.

3. warm... up p.v. When you allow a mechanical device to run for a short time before being used, youwarm itup. When a mechanical device runs for a short time before being used, itwarms up.

You should alwayswarm your carup for a few minutes before you go anywhere.

In the winter I always let my carwarm up while I eat breakfast.

warmed up part.adj. After a mechanical device has been allowed towarm up and is ready to be used, it iswarmed up.

We have to go — is the carwarmed up yet?

4. warm up p.v. When you do light exercises before playing a sport or exercising with greater effort, youwarm up. When performers play musical instruments or sing just before a performance in order to be ready, theywarm up.

Before a race most runnerswarm up with stretching exercises.

The singerwarmed up in her dressing room before the concert.

warm-up n. Light exercises done before playing a sport or exercising with greater effort are called awarm-up. When a performer plays an instrument or sings just before a performance in order to be ready, this is awarm-up.

The runners got to the stadium early so they would have time for awarm-up.

warm-up n. Warm-up clothes are worn during awarm-up. Warm-up exercises are done before playing a sport or exercising. Awarm-up game, round, and so on, is played in order towarm up for the actual game.

The baseball players wore theirwarm-up jackets when they weren't on the field.

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