EXERCISE 16d, Review — Complete the sentences with these participle adjectives from previous sections. To check their meanings, review the section number given after each one
| closed off, 13 dressed up, 14 dried up, 14 | filled out, 14 fixed up, 15 lit up, 13 | put away, 14 screwed on, 12 stuck-up, 14 | used up, 14 wound up, 14 wrapped up, 4 |
1. Charles is so stuck-up. He thinks he's better than everyone else because he comes from a rich family.
2. Now that your house is _fixed up____ _____, it's worth a lot more.
3. There isn't any more paper for the copier — it's used up.
4. I washed and dried the dishes, and now they're put away _ in the cabinet.
5. Frank's really wound up _ about his wedding tomorrow.
6. The presents have wrapping paper on them. They're wrapped up_.
7. This form has all the information in the correct spaces. It's filled out
8. The floor of the bathroom isn't wet anymore; it's dried up_.
9. Why is Sarah all dressed up? Is she going out dancing?
10. Be sure the top of the Coke bottle is _screwed on_. If it isn't, the Coke will go flat.
11. You can't go in the east wing of the palace because it's closed off
12. I can see the road easily at night when I'm driving because it's lit up__.
EXERCISE 16e, 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.
| break down, 5 | get over with, 3 | put up with, 3 |
| break out, 9 | give up, 9 | see about, 7 |
| butt in,14 | go in for, 3 | take in, 7 |
| feel up to, 3 | leave off, 13 | wind up, 14 |
| get around to, 6 | look forward to, 3 | work out, 11 |
| get out of, 6 | put up, 12 |
1. We couldn't decide where to go for dinner last night, so we_wound up staying home.
2. Sally loves all outdoor sports, and she especially goes in for swimming.
3. I hate cigarettes, and I will not put up with smoking in my house!
4. It's been seven years since Tom saw his sister. He's really_looking__forward__to____ seeing her again.
5. My eyesight got so bad that I had to _give__up___ driving.
6. I'm exhausted. I really don't feel up to doing any more sightseeing.
7. The heat in my apartment doesn't work. I need to see_ the manager _about_ getting it fixed.
8. It's been three hours since I asked you. When are you going to get around to taking out the garbage?
9. I promised Sally I would lend her $1,000, but now I don't want to give it to her. How can I get out of_ lending her the money?
10. Raking the leaves is a big job, but I have to _get__ it _over_ _with_ before it snows.
11. The teacher continued her lecture where she left off the previous week.
12. I haven't _worked out all the details, but I've decided to quit my job and start my own business.
13. I was late to work because my car _broke _down_ on the expressway.
14. My TV was broken, so I _took_ it _in and had it fixed.
15. When you're camping, you should always _put_ your tent _up_ before it gets dark.
16. Fighting between protesters and government troops _broke out after the general canceled the election.
17. The line to buy tickets for the football game was really long, so a lot of people tried to _butt_in_.
17. FOCUS ON: adverbs and phrasal verbs
Adverbs are words that modify verbs. Many adverbs end with -ly, for example, quickly, slowly, suddenly, foolishly; but other adverbs, such as always, sometimes, and never, do not. The placement of adverbs in sentences with phrasal verbs depends on whether the verb is intransitive or transitive, and if transitive, whether it is separable or nonseparable. In general, adverbs are placed like ordinary one-word verbs with the exception of nonseparable phrasal verbs, which also allow for the placement of adverbs between the verb and the particle. All possible placements of adverbs in sentences containing the various types of phrasal verbs are shown with Xs: