Now choose one of these to complete each sentence below. Use reported speech.

1. Bill was taking a long time to get ready, so I told him to hurry up.

2. Sarah was driving too fast, so I asked ---

3. Sue was very pessimistic about the situation. I told ---

4. I couldn't move the piano alone, so I ---

5. The customs officer looked at me suspiciously and ---

6. I had difficulty understanding him, so I ---

7. I didn't want to delay Ann, so I ---

8. John was very much in love with Mary, so he ---

9. He started asking me personal questions, so ---

UNIT IX

PHRASAL VERBS

We often use verbs with the following words: in, out, on, off, up, down, away, back, round, through, about, along, over, forward, by. So you can say put out/get on/take off/run away etc. These verbs are phrasal verbs. We often use out/off/up etc. with verbs of movement. For example:

get on: * The bus was full. We couldn't get on.

drive off: * A woman got into the car and drove off.

come back: * Sally is leaving tomorrow and coming back on Saturday.

turn round: * When I touched him on the shoulder, he turned round.

But often the second word (out/off/up etc.) gives a special meaning to the verb. For example:

break down: * Sorry I'm late. The car broke down. (= the engine stopped working)

look out: * Look out! There's a car coming. (= be careful)

take off: * It was my first flight. I was nervous as the plane took off. (= went into the air)

get up: * I was very tired this morning. I couldn't get up. (= get out of bed)

get on: * How was the exam? How did you get on? (= how did you do?)

get by: * My French isn't very good but it's enough to get by. (= to manage)

Sometimes a phrasal verb is followed by a preposition. For example:

* Why did you run away from me?

* You're walking too fast. I can't keep up with you.

· Are you looking forward to your holiday?

· Jack is trying to cut down on smoking. (=reduce smoking)

Sometimes a phrasal verb has an object. Usually there are two possible positions for the object. So you can say:

I turned off the light.(object) or I turned the light off.

If the object is a pronoun (it/them/me/him etc.), only one position is possible:

I turned it off. (not 'I turned off it') Some more examples:

* Could you fill in this form?/ * Could you fill this form in?

But! They gave me a form and told me to fill it in. (not 'fill in it')

* The police got into the house by breaking down the door.

* The police got into the house by breaking the door down.

But! The door wasn't locked. Why did the police break it down? (not 'break down it')

I think I'll throw away these newspapers./ I think I'll throw these newspapers away.

But! Do you want these newspapers or shall I throw them away? (not 'throw away them'). * Don't wake up the baby.

EXERSICES

9.1. Complete the sentences using one of these verbs (in the correct form) + it/them/her/you:

1. They gave me a form and told me to fill in it.

2. If you make a mistake on the form, just ---.

3. The story she told you wasn't true. She ---.

4. I don't like people who borrow things and don't ---.

5. Katy is going to Australia tomorrow. I'm going to the airport to ---.

6. I had a lot of books that I didn't want to keep, so I --- to a friend.

7. Would you like to see the factory? Would you like me to ---?

8. Sue was offered a job as a translator but she ---.

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