EXERCISE 5c — Write three sentences using the objects in parentheses. Be sure to put the objects in the right place

1. The firefighters broke down. (the door, it)
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2. They burned down, (the old barn, it) ————————————————————————————————————————————————————— .

3. He called in. (Dr. Shapiro,her) ————————————————————————————————————————————————————— .

4. Our teacher handed back. (the papers, them) ————————————————————————————————————————————————————— .

5. I set up. (the ironing board, it) ————————————————————————————————————————————————————— .

EXERCISE 5d — Write answers to the questions using phrasal verbs, participle adjectives, and nouns from this section. Be sure the phrasal verbs are in the correct tense.

1. Jane arranged a baby shower. What did she do?

2. In Question 1, how would you describe the baby shower after Jane arranged it?

3. I get magazines in the mail faster than I can read them. What are my magazines doing?

4. In Question 3, how would you describe my magazines?

5. Todd returned the pen to Mark. What did Todd do?

6. Uncle Fred's car had a mechanical problem, and it stopped running. What did it do?

7. In Question 6, how would you describe Uncle Fred's car?

8. In Question 6, what did Uncle Fred have?

9. The soldiers destroyed the building with fire. What did the soldiers do?

10. The soldiers destroyed the building with fire. What did the building do?

11. When the detective told Jake he could get the death penalty, he became very nervous and upset. What did Jake do?

12. In Question 11, what did Jake have?

13. The boss was angry because you didn't call to say that you were sick and couldn't work. Why was the boss angry?

14. Judy took her new computer out of the box, connected alt the cables, and got it ready to use. What did she do to her computer?

15. In Question 14, after Judy took her new computer out of the box, connected all the cables, and got it ready to use, how would you describe it?

16. The door was locked, but Hank forced it open and got inside. What did Hank do?

17. I learned that All's excuse was a big lie. What did I do?

EXERCISE 5e, 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.

come off, 2 feel up to, 3 get over with, 3 go along with, 3 go in for, 3 look forward to, 3 put up with, 3 stay off,2 talk down to, 3 throw up, 2

1. Her husband is a real jerk. How does she ________ ________ ________ him?

2. I wasn't sure if Charles ________ ________ ________ going scuba diving again so soon after the shark attack.

3. I'm telling you for the last time! ________ ________ the grass!

4. Can you help me with this jar? The top won't ________ ________.

5. I've never been to Italy, and I'm really ________ ________ ________ going there.

6. I'm sorry I can't agree with you Dad, but I have to ________ ________

________ Mom.

7. When I had food poisoning I ________ ________ all night long.

8. You can be sure Paul will take his vacation out west. He really ________ ____ outdoor stuff like camping and mountain climbing.

9. Can you believe the nerve of that guy in the meeting yesterday? He ________

________ ________ me as if I was the stupidest guy on Earth!

10. I'm tired of arguing about the divorce settlement. I just want to ________ it.

6. FOCUS ON: pronunciation of three-word phrasal verbs

The pronunciation of three-word phrasal verbs is generally quite simple: the sec­ond, or middle, particle is accented regardless of whether the phrasal verb is sep­arable or inseparable:

/ think I'vecome UP with an answer to your problem.
The detective didn'tget any informationOUT of him.

Infinitive
    present tense -ing form past tense past participle
boil down to            
boil down to & boils down to boiling down to boiled down to boiled down to

1. boil down to p.v. When you say that somethingboils down to something else, you are saying that it is the basic cause of a more complicated situation or problem.

Most of the crime in this cityboils down to drugs.

My decision to stay at this awful jobboils down to one thing — money.

come down with                
come down with & comes down with coming down with came down with come down will

1. come down with p.v. When you are starting to get sick, you arecoming down with something orcoming down with an illness.

/ don't feel well. Maybe I'mcoming down with something.

My grandmother said, "If you don't wear an undershirt, you'llcome down withpneumonia."


Infinitive                
present tense -ing form past tense past participle
come up with            
come up with & comes up with coming up with came up with come up with
   

1. come up with p.v. When you think of an idea, plan, or solution, you come up with it.

It took me all night, but Icame up with the answer.
Lydia wants tocome up with a great idea for the party.

get around to            
get around to & gets around to getting around to got around to gotten/got around to

1. get around to p.v. When you do something after waiting for some time because you are lazy, inefficient[S25] , or do not want to do it, youget around to it.

I didn'tget around to doing my taxes until April 14.
Don't worry about the broken window. I'llget around to it one of these days.

get out of            
get out of & gets out of getting out of got out of gotten/got out of

1. get out of p.v. When youget out of something orget out of doing something you must do but do not want to do, you find a way to avoid it.

Samgot out of gym class by pretending to be sick.

The boss wants me to work a double shift, but I'llget out of it.

I got out of going to church with my parents by pretending to be sick.

2. get... out of p.v. If an activity gives you pleasure, satisfaction, or some other benefit, youget pleasure, satisfaction, or some other benefitout of it.

I sat through that boring class for three months and didn't learn a thing. I didn'tgetanything out of it.

The judge didn'tget any pleasureout of imposing[S26] such a harsh[S27] penalty.

3. get... out of p.v. When you use force, pressure, or deceit to get something, such as information or money, from people, youget itout of them.

They tortured him for days, but they couldn'tget any informationout of him.

It took me a while, but Igot the whole storyout of her.

go back on            
go back on & goes back on going back on went back on gone back on

1. go back on p.v. When you make a promise, but you do not do what you promised to do, yougo back on your promise.

I promised to take my son to a baseball game, and I'm notgoing back on my word.

The Presidentwent back on his pledge[S28] not to raise taxes.


Infinitive
present tense -ing form past tense past participle
go through with            
go through with & goes through with going through with went through with gone through with

1. go through with p.v. When you do something that you have decided to

do even though it may be dangerous or unpleasant or others may object, yougo

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