Wash up

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1. wash up p.v. When youwash up, you wash your hands thoroughly.

Go andwash up — it's time for dinner.

The surgeonwashed up before the operation.

2. wash up p.v. When something in a lake, a river, or the seawashes up, it is carried by the water to the land and left there.

The police were called when a dead bodywashed up on the beach.

Pieces of the sunken boat continued towash up for weeks.

EXERCISE 30a — Complete the sentences with phrasal verbs from this section. Be sure the phrasal verbs are in the correct tense.

1. I had to break a window when I ________ myself________of my car.

2. Judy was ________________ by her brother's criticism of the way she's raising her children.

3. The guard ________ the prisoner ________ her jail cell.

4. The Bakers organized a nice party for their daughter's birthday. They really ________ themselves ________.

5. My brown socks are mixed with my black socks. I have to _______ them ______.

6. Joe was late to work, so the manager ________ him ________.

7. The forest fire was ________ ________ by the rain.

8. The restaurant manager told the cook to_______ _______ before handling food.

9. The factory workers finished their shifts and ________ ________.

10. Thanks for helping me move my piano. I'm sorry to ________ you ________.

11. We got a fixed-rate mortgage so we could ________ ________ a low rate,

12. The workers were ________ ________ by management during a labor dispute.

13. I totally ________ ________ and forgot about the cake in the oven,

14. Sally and her brothers had a big argument, but they got everything _____ _____.

15. As I was falling, I ________ my arm ________ to protect my head.

16. Wreckage from the crashed airplane ________ ________ on the coast.

17. Jim ________ bowls of peanuts ________ for his guests.

18. The band hasn't ________ ________ a CD in three years.

EXERCISE 30b — Write three sentences using the objects in parentheses. Be sure to put the objects in the right place.

1. He locked in. (the crazy guy, him)

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2. Jim Iocked out. (his wife, her)

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3. Did you punch in? (Rosa, her)

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4. Would you punch out7 (Linda and Erik,them)

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5. They couldn't put out. (the fire, it)

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6. The bright lights spaced out. (Janice, her)

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EXERCISE 30c — Complete the sentences with participle adjectives from this section.

1. Mark isn't working; he's taking a break. He must be ________ ________.

2. You can't leave the building because you're ________ ________.

3. The clothes were all mixed together, but now they're ________ ________.

4. I forgot my key, and I can't get in my office. I'm ________ ________.

5. We had a big misunderstanding, but it's all ________________ now.

6. Joe went to the store, but when he got there, he couldn't remember what he wanted. He was ________ ________.

7. Nancy invited her father-in-law for dinner, and after dinner he told Nancy that his other daughter-in-law was a better cook. Nancy was really ________ ________.

8. The manager asked, "If you're________________, why aren't you working?"

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