Question
III. 1. Find the sentences in the story with the following phrasal verbs.
lined up thought up took off stood by
2. Look up these phrasal verbs in a dictionary to find out if they can be used in some other way. (Look at the entries for line, think, take and stand in the dictionary.) Find out what other prepositions can go with these verbs. What does each of these phrasal verbs mean?
3. Use at least five such phrasal verbs in sentences of your own.
Solution
1. The sentences in the story with the following phrasal verbs:
(i) lined up
And she thought of the glowing picture those hundred dresses made − all lined up in the classroom.
(ii) thought up
Peggy, who had thought up this game, and Maddie, her inseparable friend, were always the last to leave.
(iii) took off − Miss Mason took off her glasses, blew on them and wiped them on her soft white handkerchief.
(ivi) stood by − She had stood by silently, and that was just as bad as what Peggy had done.
3. The five such phrasal verbs are:
(i) lined up
And she thought of the glowing picture those hundred dresses made − all lined up in the classroom.
(ii) thought up
Peggy, who had thought up this game, and Maddie, her inseparable friend, were always the last to leave.
(iii) took off − Miss Mason took off her glasses, blew on them and wiped them on her soft white handkerchief.
(ivi) stood by − She had stood by silently, and that was just as bad as what Peggy had done.
3. The five such phrasal verbs are:
- Agree with - The pair of shoes you've put doesn't agree with your costume.
- Back off - The Principal asked the leader of the student union to back off.
- Bail out - The owner had to bail out the restaurant as it was running at a loss.
- Black out - He was beaten so badly that he blacked out.
- Break out - The first world war broke out in 1914.
