phrasal verbs used as nouns exercises

... cats - used to express strong feelings of astonishment, pleasure or anger "Holy cats, the water is rising over the river bank." holy cow - used to express strong feelings of astonishment, pleasure ... last weekend hold up (someone or something) as an example of (something) - point to someone or something as a good example The student was held up as an example of an honest and good person 354 ... compared to last year hold up - prove true Her story held up during the questioning by the police a hold-up - a robbery I was involved in a hold-up when I was in the supermarket last weekend hold

Ngày tải lên: 08/07/2014, 20:20

... skill Our new boss has a lot of know-how about... bicycle when I was knee-high to a grasshopper 443 Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com knew it was coming - aware in advance that something was going to happen ... so I don`t believe that she will come to the party as she said. keep pace (with someone or something) - go as fast or go at the same rate as someone or something It is difficult to keep ... (something) - stay off someone's land or other property The students were asked to keep off the grass which was being replanted. keep on (doing something) - continue She is careless

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... suddenly lashed out and hit the man who was sitting beside him last but not least - in the last place but not the least important Last but not least the boy came up to the front of the class to ... cold a lame duck - a public official who has a short time left to serve in office and therefore has less power than before He was a lame-duck leader so it was difficult for him to accomplish some ... to work late was the last straw and we finally fired her last will and testament - one's will (especially its latest version) After my grandfather's funeral my uncle read out his last will and

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... chance The player was given a new deal by the team although the previous year he had not played well. a new hire - a person who has recently been hired The man at the gas station is a new ... his job. a new lease on life - a renewed outlook on life I gave my car a new lease on life after I took it to the mechanic for repairs. a new person - a person who has become much better ... nothing - hardly anything I was able to buy a new computer for next to nothing. nice and (some quality) - lots of some quality The bed was nice and warm and I fell asleep immediately. in

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... unable to meet the unexpected I was off balance when my boss asked me to deliver the speech instead of him. off base - to be inaccurate/wrong He was off base with his estimate of next year`s ... off season - to be not in the busy time of the year, to be restricted (the hunting of an animal) It was off season so we got a very cheap rate for the hotel room. It was off season and ... the usual The movie was very offbeat which is just the kind of movie that I like. (as) old as the hills - to be very old The building next to the library is as old as the hills. Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com

Ngày tải lên: 08/07/2014, 20:20

... concert. pass muster - to pass a test or checkup, to measure up to a certain standard The player was not able to pass muster and was not included on the team. pass off (something) as (something ... His father passed away when he was 96 years old. pass for /as (someone or something) - to succeed in being accepted as someone or something The young woman was trying to pass for a reporter ... something as genuine when it is not The man passed off the watch as a diamond watch and received more money than it was worth. pass on - to die My grandmother passed on when she was 92 years

Ngày tải lên: 08/07/2014, 20:20

... I was able to get out of the house as quick as a flash and go to work. quick as a wink - very quickly The woman turned around and quick as a wink her purse was stolen. quick as geased ... is as queer as a three- dollar bill. quick and dirty - fast and cheap, fast and careless The method that the company chose to cut expenses was quick and dirty. quick as a flash - very ... purse was stolen. quick as geased lightning - very quickly, very fast The cat climbed up the tree as quick as greased lightning. Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com 705 quick on the draw

Ngày tải lên: 08/07/2014, 20:20

... Commonly -Used Idioms, Sayings and phrasal verbs - "S" Idioms Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com 746 S sack out - to go to bed, to go to sleep I sacked out as soon as I arrived home last ... good reputation or dignity when something has happened to hurt it Our boss was very embarrassed when our company lost a lot of money. However, he was able to save face when he showed that the ... something quickly and easily I was able to sail right through the material for my final exam. sail under false colors - to pretend to be something that one is not The politician was sailing under

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... no paddle now that our car has run out of gasoline up to - as far as, as deep or as high as The water in the swimming pool came up to my waist up to - until Up to last week I had never been inside ... elbow grease - use some effort We used a lot of elbow grease to clean the oven use (someone or something) as an excuse - blame someone or something My friend always uses his busy schedule as an ... bad I don`t know what he was up to last night but it was probably something bad up to the mark - meeting normal standards, equal to the usual level or quality The work was not up to the mark and

Ngày tải lên: 08/07/2014, 20:20

... un "phrasal verb" o verbo frasal using phrasal verbs • exercises CIasificacion de los verbos compuestos Los verbos compuestos se dividen en funcion de la partfcula Verbos Frasales - Phrasal Verbs: ... USING PHRASAL VERBS Exercises Using Phrasal verbs - Exercises Written by/ Escrito por: Eduardo Rosset Miembro del Colegio de Licenciados de Filosoffa y Letras de Euskadi Published ... (EDICI6N FOTOCOPIABLE) NEW GUIDE TO PHRASAL VERBS EXERCISES - GUIDE TO PHRASAL VERBS ENGLISH GRAMMAR • NIVELES 1, 2, Y KEYS ENGLISH GRAMMAR LECTURAS GRADUADAS EN ESPANOL NIVEL LA FAMILIA PEREZ

Ngày tải lên: 27/08/2016, 17:07

... un "phrasal verb" o verbo frasal using phrasal verbs • exercises CIasificacion de los verbos compuestos Los verbos compuestos se dividen en funcion de la partfcula Verbos Frasales - Phrasal Verbs: ... USING PHRASAL VERBS Exercises Using Phrasal verbs - Exercises Written by/ Escrito por: Eduardo Rosset Miembro del Colegio de Licenciados de Filosoffa y Letras de Euskadi Published ... (EDICI6N FOTOCOPIABLE) NEW GUIDE TO PHRASAL VERBS EXERCISES - GUIDE TO PHRASAL VERBS ENGLISH GRAMMAR • NIVELES 1, 2, Y KEYS ENGLISH GRAMMAR LECTURAS GRADUADAS EN ESPANOL NIVEL LA FAMILIA PEREZ

Ngày tải lên: 07/02/2021, 12:28

... never consider phrasal verbs and idioms and tend to avoid them in their everyday and academic use Last but not least, phrasal verbs and idioms are one of the most difficult areas for learners ... idioms and phrasal verbs - To give some lectures samples to teach idioms and phrasal verbs by using Wordwall applications - To design some activities with Wordwall about idioms and phrasal verbs for ... the entrance test papers Many idioms and phrasal verbs exist in reading passages that may prevent them from reading comprehension Some idioms and phrasal verbs appear in some separate questions

Ngày tải lên: 03/07/2022, 06:28

... (1990) Phrasal verbs: Sorting them out ELT Journal, 44, 144–152 doi: 10.1093/elt/44.2.144 Spears, R A (1993) NTC’s dictionary of phrasal verbs and other idiomatic phrasal verbs and phrases Lincolnwood, ... learners in their efforts to master phrasal verbs? ITL Review of Applied Linguistics, 133–134, 205–231 Dagut, M., & Laufer, B (1985) Avoidance of phrasal verbs: A case for contrastive analysis Studies ... so, I used the four most recent comprehensive PV dictionaries as a search list guide: Cambridge International Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs (1997), with over 4,500 entries; Longman Phrasal Verbs

Ngày tải lên: 22/10/2022, 19:00

... 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, are ... which modifies phrasal verbs, with the particle back that is part of some phrasal verbs (and has the same meaning of again). Infinitive present tense -ing form past tense past participle ... from Colombia, but he hasn't ________ ________ there for seven years. 26. FOCUS ON: phrasal verbs and the adverb back The adverb back is sometimes used with phrasal verbs to mean again....

Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2013, 12:20

... six suspects, but they _______ it ________ to two. 37. FOCUS ON: phrasal verbs used as nouns, 3 When phrasal verbs are used as nouns, the verb is usually in the infinitive form; however, a small ... 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 phrasal verbs that relate ... the questions using phrasal verbs from this section. Be sure the phrasal verbs are in the correct tense. 1. My father asked me to speak more quietly. What did my father ask me to do? 2. I...

Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2013, 15:20

... 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-word phrasal verbs can be ... FOCUS ON: past perfect phrasal verbs The past perfect is used to say that one thing in the past happened before another thing in the past: Mike said the wedding had fallen through. past earlier ... photocopier? EXERCISE 11d — Write answers to the questions using phrasal verbs and nouns from this section. Be sure the phrasal verbs are in the correct tense. 1. The electric company stopped...

Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2013, 12:20

... 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-word phrasal verbs can be ... photocopier? EXERCISE 11d — Write answers to the questions using phrasal verbs and nouns from this section. Be sure the phrasal verbs are in the correct tense. 1. The electric company stopped ... before? EXERCISE 11 e, 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...

Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2013, 15:20

... three-word phrasal verbs. Three-word phrasal verbs always have three words — there is no two-word version, or if there is a phrasal verb with the same verb and first particle, it has a different ... meanings and are classified separately. 53 EXERCISE 10d — Write answers to the questions using phrasal verbs, participle adjectives, and nouns from this section. Be sure the phrasal verbs are in ... was fun to visit my hometown, but I was sad to see that my old house was being 16. I need to buy a new 100-watt bulb; this one ________ ________ yesterday. 10. FOCUS ON: phrasal verbs used as...

Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2013, 15:20

... 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 form ... questions using phrasal verbs from this section. Be sure the phrasal verbs are in the correct tense. 1. My father came into my bedroom, shook my shoulder, and told me that breakfast was almost ready. ... and asked me to come to his house very quickly. What did Bill ask me to do? EXERCISE 42c, Review — Complete the sentences with these phrasal verbs from previous sections. Be sure the phrasal verbs...

Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2013, 16:20