EXERCISE 30d — 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. There was a fire in the wastebasket, so I got some water to extinguish it. What did I do?

2. I don't want the children in here while I'm working, so I'm going to push the button on the doorknob to lock the door. What am I going to do to the children?

3. In Question 2, how would you describe the children after I lock the door?

4. David forgot what he was going to say. What did David do?

5. In Question 4, how would you describe David when he forgot what he was going to say?

6. Sally told me to use soap and water to get my hands clean before I handle food. What did Sally tell me to do?

7. The newspaper is published only once a week. What is done to the newspaper only once a week?

8. Lydia put Jim's time card in the time clock when Jim was late for work. What did Lydia do for Jim?

9. In Question 8, how would you describe Jim after Lydia put his time card in the time clock?

10. Your books are all mixed together and you ought to separate them into different groups. What should you do to your books?

11. In Question 10, how would you describe your books after you separate them into different groups?

12. I made the thief stay until the police came by putting him in the closet and using a key to prevent him from leaving the closet. What did I do to the thief?

13. In Question 12, how would you describe the thief after I used the key to prevent him from leaving the closet?

14. It really annoyed Erik when Jane told him that he needed to lose weight. How was Erik affected by Jane's remark?

15. In Question 14, how would you describe Erik after Jane told him he needed to lose weight?

16. The employees can't put their time cards in the time clock and go home before 4:30. What can't the employees do?

17. In Question 16, after the employees put their time cards in the time clock, how would you describe them?

18. Jane didn't try very hard to make her brother and his family comfortable when they stayed with her. What didn't Jane do?

EXERCISE 30e, 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 children baked cookies this morning, and they left the kitchen all______ ________.

2. The ________ ________ security force can handle any terrorist attack.

3. Charles didn't pay his bill, and now his electricity is ________ ________.

4. I can't read the sign because the paint is all ________ ________.

5. There aren't any tags on this mattress. They're all ________ ________.

6. Those apples aren't ________ ________, so don't eat them.

7. You can't drive down that street; it's ________ ________.

8. This check isn't blank; it's ________ ________.

9. The Christmas tree isn't ________ ________ now, but when it is it'll be beautiful.

10. I put the coffee cup with the ________ ___ handle downstairs. I'm going to fix it later.

11. The kitchen counter isn't________ ________, so don't put those papers on it — they might get grease on them.

12. That was quite a rain we just had. I don't think I'll drive to work until the roads have ___________.

13. I didn't believe a word he said. It was just a lot of ___________ nonsense.

EXERCISE 30f, 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. ________ ________ of school was the dumbest thing I ever did.

2. The loan application was rejected because it hadn't been _______ _________ properly.

3. I'm going to ask the car dealer how much I can ________ my car ________ for.

4. My feet are killing me. I've been ________________ all day.

5. Did you see what Sally was wearing yesterday? She ________ a green dress and purple shoes ________.

6. Mike ________ the bartender ________ a gin martini, but she made a vodka martini instead.

7. We'll have to ________ ________ if we're going to get to the theater before the movie starts.

8. Don't leave that glass there — the baby might ________ it ________.

9. Dad's hardware store went out of business after a huge discount store ________ ________ across the street.

10. You won't be able to ________ that paint ________ with water; you'll have to use turpentine.

11. It was raining, so I had to ________ the water ________ my glasses after I came inside.

12. Sergeant Jones has always ________ ________ his orders without fail.

13. If you're ever in my neighborhood,______________; you're always welcome.

14. Things aren't ______ ______ at my new job, and I think I'm going to quit soon.

15. Judy left her home in the suburbs and ________ ________ the city.

16. When I met Jim I was surprised at how nice he was. Everyone always ________ him ________ to be a real jerk.

17. I would have been next, but then some jerk _______ _______ line.

31. FOCUS ON: phrasal verbs and gerund subjects

As we saw in Section 16, gerunds — verbs in the -'ing form that function as nouns — can serve as the objects of many phrasal verbs. But gerunds can also serve as the subject of a sentence:

Eating meat everyday was something wedid without.

gerund

Voting was immediatelydone away with by the dictatorship. gerund

1. care for p.v. When youcare for children or people who are old or sick, you provide them with the food or medicine they need or you do things to help them. When youcare for machines or buildings, you keep them in good condition.

The nurses have tocare for several very sick patients.

John has beencaring for his eighty-three-year-old mother since her stroke.

2. care for p.v. When youcare for people or things, you like them.

Jane doesn'tcare for coffee; she prefers tea.

I asked Sally to go to the dance, but she said that dancing is not something shecares for.

1. cut... out (of) p.v. When youcut somethingout orcut somethingout of a piece of paper, cloth, or other material, you use scissors or a knife to remove part of it.

The bank robber had a pillowIcase over his head with two holescut out.

I cut an interesting storyout of the newspaper to show to my father.

cutout n. Something that has beencut out of a piece of paper, cloth, or other material is acutout.

Timmy made some cardboardcutouts shaped like animals.

2. cut... out p.v. When youcut out part of a film, television program, book, magazine, and so on, you remove that part.

The movie was too long, so the directorcut a couple of scenesout.Before the book was published, the parts that were critical of the king had to becut out of Chapter 4.

3. cut... out p.v. When youcut out something that you consume, you stop using it. When youcut out doing something, you stop doing it. When you say "Cut it out" to people, you want them to stop doing or saying something.

Smoking is the first thing you've got tocut out if you want to improve your health.

If you want to lose weight, you'll have tocut cookies and ice creamout.

It bothers me when you do that, socut itout!

4. cut out p.v. When a motor suddenly stops working, itcuts out.

I was driving when the motor suddenlycut out.

This plane has only one engine, so if itcuts out, we're in big trouble.

Do away with

do away with & does away with doing away with did away with done away with

1. do away with p.v. When youdo away with something, you eliminate it or prohibit it.

Doing away with smoking is not something that will happen soon.

Some people think the electoral college is obsolete and should bedone away with.

2. do away with p.v. When youdo away with people, you kill them.

Marvin inherited a fortune after hedid away with his older brother.

The woman was accusedof doing away with her husband with arsenic.

1. do without p.v. When you do without something, you continue living or working without something that you want or need because it is not possible or available.

Washing your hair everyday is something you have todo without when you go camping.

Doing without is something you get used to when you're poor.

Look into

look into & looks into looking into looked into looked into

1. look into p.v. When youlook into something orlook into doing something, you investigate it or get more information about it.

After receiving many complaints about the company, the attorney general decided to look into the matter.

Maybe leasing a car is something I shouldlook into.

Plan on

plan on & plans on planning on planned on planned on

1. plan on p.v. When youplan on something, you expect it.

They wanted a large family, but having thirteen children sure wasn't what they planned on.

You should plan on at least two years to finish the master's degree program.

2. plan on p.v. When youplan on doing something, you intend to do it.

What are youplanning on doing tonight?

Iplan on fishing and taking a lot of pictures on my vacation.

Put off

put off & puts off putting off put off put off

1. put... off p.v. When youput off something orput off doing something, you delay or postpone it. When youput people off, you delay doing something they want you to do.

Buying a new house will have to beput off until we can afford it.

The students begged the teacher toput the test off until the next week.

He pressured me for a decision, but I keptputting himoff.

2. put... off p.v. When peopleput youoff, they do or say something that offends you.

Everyone wasput off by his racist jokes.

Todd went out to dinner with Nancy last night, and the way she treated the waiter really put him off.

put off part.adj. After people do or say something that offends you, you areput off.What's wrong? You seem a little putoff.

1. rule... out p.v. When yourule out people or things, you eliminate them from a list. When yourule out doing something, you decide that it is something you will not do because you do not want to, because it is impossible, and so on.

The detective interviewed all the suspects andruled everyoneout except the victim's ex-wife.

Ater the hurricane theyruled out moving to Florida.

With all these medical bills to pay, maybe we should considerruling out buying a new car.

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