EXERCISE 46a — Complete the sentences with phrasal verbs from this section. Be sure the phrasal verbs are in the correct tense.

1. My daughter is trying to ________ me ________ getting her a pony, but I keep telling her we can't afford one.

2. When I ordered my computer, I had them _______ _______ some extra memory.

3. It was a nice surprise to ________ ________ Aunt Kathy today. I hadn't seen her in years.

4. Don't tell your mother you're going to shave your head — she'll ________ ________.

5. Joe says he's going to quit school, and we can't ________ him ________ ________it.

6. Their sleazy son-in-law________them________lending him $14,000.

7. It was so dark last night that I ________ ________ a tree and broke my nose.

8. Nancy and Tom don't have anything in common — that doesn't ________ ________ a happy marriage.

9. Don't trust Marvin — he'll _______ you ________ ________ your last penny.

10. When the enemy soldiers attacked, we ________ ________ the woods.

EXERCISE 46b — 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. Karen is trying to persuade me to help her paint her house. What is Karen trying to do?

2. Francisco unexpectedly met Raul downtown a couple of days ago. What did Francisco do?

3. That lawyer is lying to you and trying to persuade you to give him everything you own. What is the lawyer trying to do?

4. Having both of my ex-wives at the party will make the evening very uncomfortable. What will having both of my ex-wives at the party do?

5. That dishonest guy deceived my Aunt Kathy to get her to sell her house for a lot less than it's worth. What did the dishonest guy do to my Aunt Kathy?

6. Carmen is upset and very nervous because she can't find her children at the shopping center. What is Carmen doing?

7. When my house was constructed, a shelf for a TV was made in the wall. What was done to the wall?

8. In Question 7, how would you describe the shelf?

9. Bob has decided to quit his job, and no one can persuade him not to. What can no one do to Bob?

EXERCISE 46c — Write eight original sentences using phrasal verbs from this section.

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EXERCISE 46d, Review — Complete the sentences with these nouns from previous sections. To check their meanings, review the section number given after each one.

1. The guy that got arrested didn't have enough money for bail, so he was put in the ________.

2. The baseball player had a few bad years, but last year he made an amazing ___________ and had his best year ever.

3. Not one person was left alive after the battle — it was a complete ___________.

4. ___________ is two hours before the flight.

5. The hotel's ____________ time is 11:00 a.m.

6. There was a tragic ___________ at the hospital — a patient's healthy left kidney was removed instead of his diseased right kidney.

7. The detective asked the store owner for a complete list of items stolen during the ________.

8. Is this a ___________ or a delivery?

9. After the military ___________, hundreds of people were executed.

10. Unfortunately, I sold my house before the big ___________ in real estate prices.

11. The truck driver was killed in an accident after she had a ___________ on the highway.

EXERCISE 46e, 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. Sooner or later he'll get tired of running from the police, and he'll ________ himself ________.

2. I ________ my children ________ to be honest.

3. When we leave our summer home to go back to the city, we always ________ it ________ securely.

4. I took three aspirin, but this headache still hasn't ________ ________.

5. Do you know what "Ph.D."________________?

6. I usually check my work pretty carefully. I don't know how this mistake ________ ________me.

7. Worrying about how I'm going to find the money to pay my taxes is really ________ me ________.

8. I'm tired of listening to my brother talk about winning four million dollars in the lottery. I wish he would just ________ ________.

9. Those new computers are really fast, but I'm going to ________ ________ the one I have; it's fine for writing letters.

10. The tennis player had to retire when his elbow ________ ________.

11. I'm going to talk to my husband about ________ the garage ________ an apartment for my mother.

12. Joe promised that he'd help me fix my car yesterday, but he never came; he just ________ me________.

13. Joe does that sort of thing all the time, and it's very rude. He really.________ me ________.

14. The door was locked, so I knocked on it again and again until someone ________ me ________.

15. What did Nancy do to get herself ________ ________ of school?

16. When I heard about the crazy thing that Nancy had done at school, I ________ ________ laughing.

47. FOCUS ON: particles used without verbs

The particles of many phrasal verbs, especially phrasal verbs that relate to physical movement, are frequently used alone with a form of be. This is very common in conversation when the verb has already been stated at least once and does not need to be repeated:

Customer: Have yourun out of coffee? Store clerk: We'reout of regular coffee, but we're notout of instant.

Marsha: When do you have to move out of your apartment? Nancy: l have to beout by next Wednesday.

Jim: Did youturn the air conditioneron?Bob: No, it wason when I came in.

Mother: Has your sister woken up yet? Susie: No, she's still not up.

Using the particle without a verb is also common when a phrasal verb can be understood from the context. Sometimes, only one verb is obvious:

Ra u I: Are youthrough ?

Todd: No, I won't bethrough until after 4:00.

If this conversation occurred at a place of employment, the phrasal verb could only beget through. But often, in a particular situation, more than one verb might be understood, but to the speakers it is not important or necessary to be specific about which one:

Carlos: Is. Karenin?

Paul: No. she isn't.

If this conversation occurred in an office building, several verbs might be understood:come in, go in, get in, (be)let in.

1. brush up (on) p.v. When youbrush up orbrush up on something, you study or practice a skill or subject you used to know but have forgotten or partly forgotten.

It's been a long time since I studied algebra, but I'm going to need it if I go back to school to study for my master's degree, so I'd betterbrush up.

Frank's going to Peru next month, so he's beenbrushing up on his Spanish.

1. come inlinto p.v. When people or things enter a place, room, house, and so on that you are in, theycome in orcome into it.Go out is the opposite ofcome in.

Welcome to my house. Pleasecome in.

The burglarcame into the house through the back door.

2. come in p.v. When a train, bus, airplane, or shipcomes in, it arrives.Get in is similar tocome in.

Do you know when the train from Kankakeecomes in?

David's plane hasn'tcome in yet.

3. come in p.v. When people arrive at the place where they work, theycome in. Get in is similar tocome in.

The manager is angry with Linda because shecomes in late every day.

I called to tell the boss that I was sick and wouldn't becoming in.

4. come in p.v. When something that a store will sellcomes in, it is delivered to the store.

Let's go shopping at Macy's tomorrow; the summer clothes havecome in.

I couldn't buy that new book I wanted; it hasn'tcome in yet.

5. come in p.v. When a thing or skillcomes in handy, it is something useful that you like to have available when you need it.

When I travel, I always take a small sewing kit with me; it reallycomes in handy if a button falls off.

I don't know how to speak Japanese, but knowing how to say the numbers and "please" and "thank you" when I was in Japan surecame in handy.

Cut back

cut back & cuts back cutting back cut back cut back

1. cut back (on) p.v. When youcut back, or cut back on the amount of money youspend, you spend less.

The President said he was againstcutting back on spending for education.

My father said that we're spending too much and have tocut back.

cutback n. A cutback is a reduction in the amount of money you spend on something.

The people who work on the air force base are worried that they'll lose their jobs because of military spendingcutbacks.

2. cut back (on) p.v. When youcut back orcut back on something that you consume, you use it less. When youcut back orcut back on something that you do, you do it less.Cut down is similar tocut back.

Mark hasn't been able to quit smoking, but he hascut back a bit.

You're getting a little overweight; maybe you shouldcut back on sweets.

1. move inlinto p.v. When youmove in ormove into a place, you bring your furniture and other personal possessions into a place where you will live.Move out is the opposite ofmove inlinto.

The landlord said we couldmove rightin if we want to.

Erik'smoving into a bigger apartment next week.

2. move... inlinto p.v. When youmove peoplein ormove theminto a place, you bring their furniture and other personal possessions into a place where they will live. When youmove thingsin ormove theminto a place, you take them in.Move out is the opposite ofmove inlinto.

The moversmoved mein in less than two hours.

Moving all this furnitureinto a fifth-floor apartment isn't going to be easy.

3. move in (with) p.v. When youmove in ormove in with people, you bring your furniture and other personal possessions into a place where you will live.

Bill moved out of his house for a while when he separated from his wife, but yesterday hemoved backin.

My Aunt Kathy mightmove in with her son and his family.

Move out

move out & moves out moving out moved out moved out

1. move out (of) p.v. When youmove out ormove out of a place, you take your furniture and other personal possessions out of a place where you lived.Move inlinto is the opposite ofmove out.

Could you help memove out? I have to be out by the end of the month.

Mr. and Mrs. Bakermoved out of their big house and into a smaller place after their children grew up.

1. move... out (of) p.v. When youmove peopleout ormove themout of a place, you take their furniture and other personal possessions out of a place where they lived. When youmove thingsout ormove themout of a place, you take them out. Move inlinto is the opposite ofmove out.

One of our roommates wasn't paying his rent, so wemoved his stuff out while he was at work.

The company had a sale to try tomove some merchandiseout of the warehouse.

1. pull out (of) p.v. When a car, truck, or other vehiclepulls out orpulls out of a

parking space, it leaves the place where it was parked and starts driving in the street. When the drivers of cars, trucks, or other vehiclespull out orpull out of a parking space, they leave the place where they were parked and start driving in the street.

The accident happened when theFord pulled out in front of the Chevy.

You should fasten your seat belt before youpull out of the parking space.

2. pull out (of) p.v. When youpull out orpull out of an agreement or arrangement, you leave it because you decide that you do not want to participate any longer.

The French company reconsidered its agreement to build a plant in Canada and decided topull out.

I wish Ihadn't pulled out of that business deal. Now everyone who stayed in is making a lot of money.

3. pull... out (of) p.v. When soldiers leave a combat zone or an area where combat is likely, theypull out or arepulled out. Go in is the opposite ofpull out.

When Sergeant Jones saw the enemy soldiers getting closer, he ordered his men topull out.

General Johnstonpulled all the troopsout of the occupied territory.

pullout n. When soldiers leave a combat zone or an area where combat is likely, apullout takes place.

General Johnston ordered an immediatepullout of all troops in the occupied territory.

Put in

put in & puts in putting in put in put in

1. put ...inlinto p.v. When youput somethingin orput somethinginto a container, storage place, or building, you place it inside.Take out is the opposite ofput inlinto.

Pleaseput your clothesin the closet.

The clerkput the bottleinto the bag and gave me a receipt.

2. put... inlinto p.v. When youput moneyin orput moneyinto a bank or anaccount at a bank, you deposit the money.Put inlinto is the oppositeof take out.

I'm going to the bank today. How much money do you think I shouldput in?

Weput $ 10,000into our savings account.

3. put... inlinto p.v. When youput peoplein orput theminto a prison, hospital, school, or other institution, you take them there or require them to go there.

Jake gotput in jail for twenty years. Marvin should beput into a mental institution.

4. put... inlinto p.v. When youput time or effortin orput time or effortintosomething, you spend time and work hard to accomplish it.

At the Christmas party, the manager thanked his employees for all the work they had put in.

I put a lot of timeinto becoming a doctor.

5. put... inlinto p.v. When youput moneyin orput moneyinto something, you contribute money to help pay for something or as an investment you hope will return a profit.

When the check came for dinner, we eachput $25in.

I've already put $100,000into this business. I hope it starts making money soon.

6. put ...in p.v. When you construct or install something in a building, youput itin.

We're having new carpetingput in next week.

Erik and Nancy are thinkingabout putting in central air conditioning.

7. put... in p.v. When you cause people to be in a situation, position, or condition, youput themin that situation, position, or condition.

You've put Jimin a very awkward situation.

Margaret Cummings wasput in charge of the sales department.

1. run out (of) p.v. When people or thingsrun out orrun out of a place, room, build­ing, and so on, they leave it very quickly.Run inlinto is the opposite ofrun out.

There's Sofia across the street —run out and ask her to come over here.

When I opened the door, the dogran out of the house.

2. run out (of) p.v. When you do not have any more of something because you have used, consumed, or sold all of it, yourun out orrun out of it.

I'm sorry I can't give you sugar for your coffee — I'verun out.

Sam was late to work this morning because heran out of gas.

3. run out p.v. When something is completely used, consumed, or sold, itruns out.

l played poker last night, and for a while I was ahead by $3,000. But then my luck ran out, and I ended up losing it all.

My brother is too lazy to look for a job. He asks me for money, and when the money runs out he comes back for more.

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