EXERCISE 14e, Review — Complete the sentences with these participle adjectives from previous sections. To check their meanings, review the section number given after each one.

1. The clothes are ________ ________ in the closet.

2. I don't owe any money to the bank for my house. It's ________ ________.

3. My VCR is connected to my TV. My VCR is ________ ________.

4. We live far out in the country away from town, our friends, and our families. I don't like being so ________ ________.

5. My car's ___________, so I have to take the bus to work.

6. All the plans and arrangements for our vacation are ready; everything is ________ __.

7. All the spaces in this form have the necessary information in them. The form is

8. Nancy's four-year-old son was playing with her computer, and now it's all _____ _____.

9. I was sick and missed several homework assignments in school. But I worked hard and finished all the homework I missed, and now I'm ________ ________.

10. I'm very nervous and upset about something. I'm________ ________.

11. These videotapes aren't for children — they're ___________ videotapes.

12. Timmy's mother used a knife to cut his meat into many small pieces. Timmy's meat is

13. I'm tired all the time, I hate my job, and I need a vacation. I'm _____ ______.

14. My computer crashed last night, but fortunately all my important files are

15. The hotel forgot my___________ call, and I missed my plane.

16. The magazines are ________ ________ in a big stack.

15. FOCUS ON: phrasal verbs and will or be going to

Both will and be going to are used to talk about the future in English, but they are not the same.

Predictions: will or be going to

Use will or be going to for predictions. When you predict the future, you say what you think will happen:

The wind willblow away these paper plates.

The wind is going toblow away these paper plates.

Willingness: will

Use only will for willingness. When you offer to do something that you do not have to do, you are willing to do it:

/ will put up the shelves for you.

Plans: be going to

Use only be going to for plans. When you decide to do something in the future, whether it is long and complicated or short and simple, you plan to do it:

He is goingtohead for Mexico next week.

The future with will is formed by using will plus the infinitive form of the verb:

statements: He willcome through San Francisco.

question: Will hecome through San Francisco?

negative: He willnot come through San Francisco.

These contractions are used with will:

I will = I'll
you will = you'll
he will = he'll
she will = she'll
it will = it'll
they will = they'll
will not = won't

When two contractions are possible, it is more common to contract will with not rather than with a pronoun:

common: He won'tcome through San Francisco.

uncommon: He'llnotcome through San Francisco.

The future with be going to is formed with a form of be plus going to plus the infinitive form of the verb:

statement: He is. going tohead for Mexico next week.

question: Is he going tohead for Mexico next week?

negative: He is not going tohead for Mexico next week.

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These contractions are used with be going to:

When two contractions are possible, both are equally common:

common: He's not going tohead for Mexico next week.

common: He isn't going tohead for Mexico next week.

In informal spoken English, going to is often pronounced gonna. It is not necessary to pronounce going to in this way, but it is necessary to understand it.

1. blow... away p.v. When the wind moves something away from where it was, it blows itaway.

Don't leave the newspaper outside. The wind willblow itaway.The picnic wasn't much fun. It was really windy, and everything keptblowing away.

2. blow... away p.v. [informal] When a person or company has an ability, product, or service that is much better than that of a competing person or company, itblows away the competing person or company.

Apple's new computer is so fast it's going toblow away the competition. I thought I had a chance to win the race, but Erik justblew meaway.

3. blow... away p.v. [informal] When something you have seen or heard makes you very shocked, amazed, or emotional, itblows youaway.

The first time I saw the Pyramids, they justblew meaway.
I wasblown away when my mother told me that I was adopted.

1. come through p.v. When you are in a place and people or thingscome through it, they pass from one side to the other side where you are.

Bettycame through the door and sat down at our table.

The soldiers werecoining through the hole in the wall.

2. come through p.v. When people travel to your town, stay for a while, and then leave, theycome through orcome through town.

Aunt Sally promised she'dcome through Milwaukee on her way to Indianapolis.

3. come through p.v. When important information, authorization, or permission that you have been waiting for is received, itcomes through.

We can buy the house — the loan finallycame through.

The execution was stopped when the call from the governorcame through.

4. come through (with) p.v. When you promise to do something or produce something and keep your promise, youcome through orcome through with what you promised to do or promised to produce.

We were all surprised when Bobcame through with front row tickets just like he said he would. The state legislature promised to provide the financing for a new stadium, but they didn'tcome through.

5. come through p.v. When youcome through a difficult or dangerous experience, you survive it.

My Uncle Fred saw lots of action during the war, but hecame through without a scratch.

Coming through the earthquake alive was a miracle.

6. come through p.v. When someone's feelings, attitudes, or opinions can be perceived by someone else, theycome through.

The author's hatred of the dictatorshipcame through in the novel.

The professor's enthusiasm for the subject reallycomes through in his lectures.

1. dry ...out p.v. When somethingdries out or somethingdries it out, all the water or other liquid in it goes away.

Before you put this tent away, be sure youdry itout.After the flood, it took weeks for our house todry out.

dried out part.adj. After all the water or other liquid in something goes away, it isdried out.

My skin always getsdried out in the winter.

We shampooed our carpet a week ago, and it's still notdried out.

1. fix... up p.v. When you fix up a place, such as a building, street, or park, you repair and decorate it.

/ am going tofix this placeup and try to sell it.

The city decided tofix up the park.

fixed up part.adj. After you repair and decorate a place, such as a building, street, or park, it isfixed up.

Now that his house isfixed up, it looks pretty nice.

When you see howfixed up Jim's apartment is now, you'll be surprised.

fixer-upper n. [informal] Afixer-upper is a building in poor condition that can be repaired, renovated, or redecorated in order to increase its value.

The way to make money in real estate is to buy afixer-upper and do as much of the work yourself as you can.

2. fix... up p.v. When youfix yourselfup, you style your hair nicely and put on make-up and nice clothes.

If you're going to that fancy restaurant, you'd better fix yourself up. Heather is upstairsfixing herself up for the prom.

fixed up part.adj. After you style your hair nicely and put on make-up and nice clothes, you arefixed up.

Where's Lydia going? She's allfixed up.

I got allfixed up, and my boyfriend took me to a demolition derby.

3. fix... up (with) p.v. When youfix peopleup with something, you arrange for them to have or to use something that they need or want.

We told the hotel desk clerk that we wanted their best room, and shefixed usupwith the honeymoon suite.

The travel agentfixed meup with a limo to take me to the resort.

4. fix... up (with) p.v. [informal] When youfix peopleup orfix themup with someone, you arrange a date for them with a member of the opposite sex.

Linda and Tom are perfect for each other. I'm going tofix themup.

I asked Jerry if he'dfix meup with his sister.

1. go with p.v. When one thing is usually or always found with another, theygo witheach other.

A lot of responsibilitygoes with being a doctor.

I never wanted to own an old house because of all the maintenance thatgoes with it.

2. go with p.v. When two things are part of one unit or set or are meant to be with each other, theygo with each other.

One of the fringe benefits of that job was the car thatwent with it. You can't buy the cup without the saucer thatgoes with it.

3. go with p.v. When one item of clothing looks nice with another, they go with each other.

She needs to find a blouse thatgoes with her new skirt.

I like white shirts because theygo with everything.

4. go with p.v. When yougo with people, you agree with and support their idea or plan.

Senator Dolittle has no opinions. He justgoes with the majority. We've decided togo with the committee's recommendation.

5. go with p.v. When you choose someone or something from a group, yougo withyour choice.

That gray suit was nice, but I think I'm going togo with the black one.

Everyone who applied for the job is highly qualified. I don't know who I'm going togo with.

1. head back (to) p.v. When youhead back orhead back to a certain location, you return to a place where you were before. When you areheaded back or areheading back to a certain location, you are returning to a place where you were before.

We'll spend a month in California and thenhead back to Des Moines. We got to the beach around 10:00, and weheaded back when it started to get dark.

1. head for p.v. When youhead for a certain location, you move toward it. When you areheaded for or areheading for a certain location, you are planning to go there or you have stopped and will resume going there.Head toward is the same ashead for.

Tomorrow we're going to leave Des Moines andhead for California.

I told the guy at the gas station I washeaded for Santa Fe.

2. head for p.v. When you areheaded for or areheading for a certain situation, condition, or consequence, it is becoming more likely.

If you don't shut your mouth you'reheaded for trouble.

This is going to be a great vacation — we'reheading for a good time!

1. tell on p.v. [informal—used primarily by children] When youtell on people, you inform someone in authority, such as a parent or teacher, that they have made a mistake or broken a rule.

/ broke a glass. You're not going totell on me, are you? Timmy didn't do his homework, and his sistertold on him.

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