... TEST ON PREPOSITIONS AND PHRASAL VERBS
A. Look at these sentences and supply the words or pharses that have the same meaning as the words in bold
types.
1. Tom often calls in on / drops in on ... please? I'm trying to concentrate at my work.
I'm trying to concentrate on my work.
1. You haven't answered all the questions. You've left one away.
2. Where is...
... for work.
Stopping off in Cairo on our way to India would be fun.
try on
try on & tries on trying on tried on tried on
1. try on
p.v.
When you try on an item of clothing before deciding ... FOCUS ON: phrasal verbs with
get,
1
Many phrasal verbs are based on the verb get, and it is important to understand that the meaning
of get in these verbs is...
... which way to go — one path went off to the left, the other to the right.
go on
go on & goes on going on went on gone on
1. go on p.v. When an electrical device or system goes on, it begins ... activity goes on, it continues.
The party went on until dawn. I hate long meetings that go
on for hours.
5. go on p.v. When you go on information, you are able to contin...
... of toner.
35.
FOCUS ON:
gerund phrasal verbs
In Section 10 we looked at gerunds as the objects of phrasal verbs. Now we will look at
phrasal verbs as gerunds themselves. Like ordinary verbs, ... taxes.
catch on
catch on & catches on catching on caught on caught on
1. catch on p.v. When a fashion or habit becomes popular and is adopted by many people, it...
... settled
down.
My son is forty-one. I wish he'd settle down and raise a family.
step on
step on & steps on stepping on stepped on stepped on
1. step on p.v. When you step on something, ... think.
pick on
pick on & picks on picking on picked on picked on
1. pick on p.v. When you pick on people, you continually tease and criticize them.
Susie...
... 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't come through San Francisco.
uncommon: He'
ll ... participle
tell on
tell on & tells on tellin
g on told on told on
1. tell on p.v. [informal—used primarily by children] When you tell on people, you inform someo...
...
let in on & lets in on letting In on let in on let in on
1. let in on p.v. When you tell people information that is secret or not widely known, you let
that person in on the information.
General ... to my house tonight and have dinner?
24. FOCUS ON: phrasal verbs used as nouns, 2
As we saw in Section 5, two-word phrasal verbs are sometimes accented on the ve...
... past tense past participle
screw on
screw on & screws on screwing on screwed on screwed on
1. screw on
p.v.
When you screw on the top of a circular container, you turn it so
that it ...
11. FOCUS ON: phrasal verbs used in
compound nouns
As we saw in Section 10, many two-word phrasal verbs can be used as nouns. Many. of these
nouns formed from two-wor...
...
Ned is a nice guy as long as you can keep him off booze.
keep on
keep on & keeps on keeping on kept on kept on
1. keep on p.v. When you keep on doing something, you continue doing it.
I ...
someone.
Dan's behavior is outrageous. Someone should give him a good talking-to.
EXERCISE 37a — Complete the sentences with phrasal verbs from this section. Be
sure...