EXERCISE 39c — Write answers to the questions using phrasal verbs, participle adjectives, and nouns from this section. Be sure the phrasal verbs are in the correct tense.

1. The construction business always improves in the spring. What does the construction business always do?

2. Pirates might take control of the ship. What might happen to the ship?

3. In Question 2, if pirates took control of the ship, what would this action be called?

4. There was a misunderstanding at work, but Nicole explained everything to the people involved, and now they understand. What did she do?

5. In Question 4, how would you describe the misunderstanding now?

6. Frank was supposed to go to the factory so he could give Ned a ride home. What was supposed to happen to Ned?

7. All the people in the town will be killed when the enemy captures it. What will happen to all the people in the town?

8. Someone ought to draw a line through Karen's name on the list. What ought to be done to Karen's name?

9. In Question 8, how would you describe Karen's name after someone draws a line through it?

10. Sarah went to the store to buy a CD, but they had all been sold. What did the store do?

11. In Question 10, how would you describe the CDs?

12. Tom tried to buy a ticket for the concert, but all the tickets had been sold. Why couldn't Tom buy a ticket for the concert?

13. You cut some bacon into very small pieces before you put it on your salad. What was done to the bacon?

14. The laundry closes at 6:00, so Jane has to go there before 6:00 to get her dress. What has to be done to the dress?

15. The copilot flew the plane so that the pilot could eat dinner. What did the copilot do?

16. Todd often asks me to stop at the store and buy a newspaper. What does Todd often ask me to do?

17. I'll tell Susie not to make the water in the bathtub rise all the way to the top. What will I tell Susie?

18. I stopped writing my book at page 94 and later started writing again on page 95. What did I do?

EXERCISE 39d, 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. David's mother told him she'd like some grandchildren, but he's having too much fun as a bachelor and isn't interested in ________________.

2. I didn't finish my work because I was training a new employee, and explaining everything really ________ me ________.

3. Bob's doctor told him he was doing too much weight lifting and that he should _______ ______.

4. The movie wasn't the same as the novel. Several characters were ______ ______.

5. When I caught my sixteen-year-old daughter smoking cigarettes, I really ________ ______.

6. I didn't say you could use my car. ________ ________ those keys right now!

7. There must be something wrong with my camera — none of the pictures I took ________ ______.

8. Can I borrow your food processor? I promise I'll _______ it _______ tomorrow.

9. We've been working since 7:00 a.m. Let's______________and finish tomorrow.

10. Everything on the menu looks delicious. I just can't _______ _______ my mind.

11. If you don't stop _________ _________ me, I'm going to tell Mommy.

12. I told Mark not to pet the lion, but he didn't listen, and his hand was ________ ______.

13. He realized he was lost, so he _________ his car _________ and looked at a map.

14. My son asked me for a motorcycle for his birthday, but I told him no, so he's trying to ________ me ________ by asking me again and again and again.

15. I gave my job application to the human resources director, and he said he'd ________ it ________ and give me a call.

16. Do you have any glue? One of the arms has _______ _______this ceramic doll.

40. FOCUS ON: gerund phrasal verbs vs. phrasal verbs followed by the -ing form

We have seen in previous sections that phrasal verbs are sometimes followed by the -ing form. We have also seen that transitive phrasal verbs sometimes take gerund objects. At a glance, there seems to be no difference between these two constructions:

Jimwent away singing.

-ing form

Jimstuck with singing.

gerund

But because a gerund is a verb functioning as a noun, it can be replaced with an ordinary nongerund noun. However, this is not true of the -ing form:

Jimwent awayit.Jimstuck with it.

1. blow... off p.v. [informal] When you do not do something that you are supposed to do because you do not want to or because you do not think it is important, you blow itoff.

l was supposed to report for jury duty Monday morning, but Iblew itoff.

Bob had a hangover, so heblew off helping Marsha fix her car.

Bring up

bring up & brings up bringing up brought up brought up

1. bring ...up (to) p.v. When people bring something from a higher level or position or from south to north to where you are, theybring itup orbring itup to where you are.

Would you please go downstairs andbring up the package that was just delivered?

The rescue workersbrought morphineup to the injured mountain climber.

2. bring ... up p.v. When you introduce a new topic into a conversation, you bring itup.

Last night during dinner, Dadbrought up the idea of saving money by staying home instead of taking a vacation this year.

You and your big mouth! We were having a great time until youbrought thatup.

3. bring ... up (to) p.v. When youbring up children, you care for them as they grow to adulthood. When youbring up children to believe something or to behave in a certain way, you try to teach this belief or behavior to them.

Tom was born in Canada, but he wasbrought up in the United States.

Bringing quadrupletsup is a lot of work.

I wasbrought up to believe in honesty and compassion.

1. burst out p.v. When youburst out laughing or crying, you begin laughing or crying loudly and suddenly.

Heatherburst out laughing when I fell into the swimming pool.

When Sam heard the news, heburst out crying.

Come back

come back & comes back coming back came back come back

1. come back (tolfrom) p.v. When people return to a place where you are, theycome back orcome back to that place orcome back from the place where they were before.

Todd went to Florida thinking it would be hot and sunny, but hecame back talking about how cold and rainy it was.

I'm nevercoming back to this awful place again.

2. comeback p.v. When people, organizations, companies, or athletes overcome difficulties and become successful again, theycome back.

My home teamcame back from last place and won the championship.

Senator Dolittle lost in 1988, but hecame back to win in 1994.

comeback n. When people, organizations, companies, or sports teams overcome difficulties and become successful again, they make acomeback.

The Bulls were down by 34 points but won the game with an 18-point lead — what acomeback!

3. come back p.v. When a condition, problem, situation, or activity returns or greatly increases, itcomes back.

l need to see the doctor. The pain in my shoulder hascome back.

There isn't much chance that double-digit inflation willcome back any time soon.

comeback n. When a condition, problem, situation, or activity returns or greatly increases, it makes acomeback.

Health officials are concerned that tuberculosis is making acomeback.

4. come back p.v. When a fashion or fadcomes back, it becomes popular again.

Miniskirts arecoming back this year.

Western movies and TV shows go out of style and thencome back every few years.

comeback n. When a fashion or fad becomes popular again, it makes acomeback.l saved all my wide neckties because I knew they'd make acomeback someday.

1. get off on p.v. [informal] When youget off on something orget off on doing something, you find it enjoyable and exciting.

Sally loves winter sports, and she especiallygets off on snowboarding.

Mountain climbing is what Iget off on.

Go away

go away & goes away going away went away gone away

1. go away p.v. When you leave a place or leave a person, yougo away.

Go away! I'm trying to study.

Markwent away not realizing he had left his briefcase behind.

2. go away (for) p.v. When you travel for a period of time, yougo away for this time.

We alwaysgo away for a few weeks in the winter.

Lydia is going togo away for a while.

3. go away (to) p.v. When you leave your home and live temporarily at another place, such as a school, yougo away to that place.

Jane didn'tgo away to school; she went to a school near her home.

Some young people are nervous aboutgoing away to school, but others look forward to it.

4. go away p.v. When a condition, problem, situation, or activity disappears or greatly decreases, itgoes away.

l have a pain in my back that nevergoes away.

If the rain doesn'tgo away, we'll have to call off the game.

Run around

run around & runs around running around ran around run around

1. run around p.v. When yourun around a place, you run to various parts of it.

The catran around the room chasing the mouse.

The children wererunning around the museum, and the guard told them to stop.

2. run around p.v. When yourun around doing something, you go to various places trying urgently to accomplish something that is important to you.

The woman wasrunning around the store looking for her lost child.

Weran around the house trying to rescue whatever we could from the rising floodwater.

runaround n. When people are not honest with you or helpful to you, they give you therunaround.

Why didn't you just tell me the truth instead of giving me therunaround?

1. stick with p.v. When youstick with a habit, plan, or type of work, you continue as before, without change.Stick to is similar tostick with.

l don't like computers. I'llstick with writing letters by hand.

Todd thought about a career change but decided tostick with teaching.

2. stick with p.v. When youstick with something that you use, you continue to use it.

My wife wants me to switch to decaffeinated coffee, but I'm going tostick withregular.

My mother hasstuck with Ivory soap for forty years.

3. stick with p.v. When youstick with people, you remain with them or remain loyal to them.

It'll be very crowded at the festival, sostick with me so you don't get lost.

That other guy running for senator has some good ideas, but I'm going tostick withSenator Dolittle.

4. stick ... with p.v. When youstick peoplewith something, you force them to take something or deal with something undesirable or unpleasant.

I'm sorry to stick youwith all this work, but you're the only one who can do it.

The shoes I bought don't fit, but the store where I bought them doesn't accept returns, so I guess I'mstuck with them.

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