FOCUS ON - phrasal verbs and should and ought to
FOCUS ON - phrasal verbs and should and ought to
... with to. In other
words, ought does not equal should, ought to equals should. Never say should to.
Very probable: should and ought to
Both should and ought to are used to say that something is ... prison wall.
16. We don't have enough plates for the party, so I called Maria and asked her to ________ some
________.
21. FOCUS ON: phrasal verbs...
FOCUS ON - phrasal verbs and can, could, will, and would
...
I told him to stop talking, but he went on and on and on and on.
4. go on p.v. When an event or activity goes on, it continues.
The party went on until dawn. I hate long meetings that go
on ... off to the left will take you to the campground.
We didn't know which way to go — one path went off to the left, the other to the right.
go on
go on &...
FOCUS ON - phrasal verbs and midsentence adverbs
...
lead up to
lead up to & leads up to leading up to led up to led up to
1. lead up to p.v. When one or more actions, events, or situations lead up to a final
action, event, or situation, they ... 33. FOCUS ON: phrasal verbs and
midsentence adverbs
As we saw in Section 17, adverbs are words that modify verbs. Some adverbs are called
midsentence adverbs becaus...
FOCUS ON - phrasal verbs and will or be going to
... it on.
You should carry your laptop computer on. You don't want to take any chances.
carry -on n. Carry -on, carry -on luggage, carry -on baggage, carry -on bags, and so on, are not given to ... many
phrasal verbs.
It is more common to use gerund objects with nonseparable two- and three-word
phrasal verbs:
She's counting on getting that job.
ger...
FOCUS ON - phrasal verbs with get, 1
...
42. 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 not the same as the nonphrasal ... the change in location; come, go, and so on,
emphasize the movement from one location to another.
It is very common to use the adverbs right and back with get phr...
FOCUS ON - phrasal verbs used as nouns, 2
... 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 verb
and sometimes on the particle. Two-word nouns, however, ... something starts up, this action is a
start-up. When you start up something, you use the start-up switch, button, and soon.
To start the computer up, push this start-up bu...
FOCUS ON - phrasal verbs used in compound nouns
...
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 becomes tight and keeps ... sign and I followed up on it when I got home. The doctor told me
I'd need to follow up the treatment with physical therapy.
follow-up n. A follow-up, follow-up call, f...
FOCUS ON - phrasal verbs with the particle down
... coming on to me.
come -on n. [informal] A provocative comment or action intended to interest a person in romance or
sex is a come -on.
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Todd uses the same come -on with all the girls, and it ... same condition.
Adverbs and adverbials showing degrees of variability
A variety of adverbs and adverbial groups of words that together function as adverbs are
used to modify...
FOCUS ON - phrasal verbs with the verb turn
... tense past participle
con into
con into & cons into conning into conned into conned into
1. con into p.v. [informal] When you con people into something or con people into
doing something, ... 45. FOCUS ON: phrasal verbs with the verb
turn
Many phrasal verbs are based on the verb
turn.
In most cases, phrasal verbs with
turn
involve two
options and a change...
FOCUS ON - phrasal ver bs with the particle off and the adverb right
...
stand up
stand up & stands up standing up stood up stood up
1. stand up p.v. When you stand up, you change from a sitting position to a standing
position. Get up is similar to stand ...
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29. FOCUS ON: phrasal verbs and might, may,
and can
Possibility: may and might
Both may and might are used to express a medium level of possibility. When may and
might...