183 Substituting phrasal verbs for other expressions peg chapter 38

Replace the words or phrases in bold type by phrasal verbs. Some of the sentences may sound awkward as they stand.

1 Can he give a good explanation for his extraordinary behaviour?

2 He mended the tyre of his bicycle and then filled it with air.

3 They were having a violent quarrel but stopped suddenly when I came in.

4 The meeting was cancelled because of the 'flu epidemic.

5 If you refuse to perform my orders you'll be dismissed.

6 I don't think you can overtake them; they left two hours ago.

7 Sherlock Holmes was often able to solve a mystery without leaving his rooms in Baker

Street.

8 I found a twenty-pound note by chance in the street. What should I do with it?

9 If my scheme had succeeded, I should have made a profit of a thousand pounds.

10 He recovered consciousness when the doctor had applied artificial respiration.

11 The road safety campaign had succeeded in reducing road deaths by 10 per cent.

12 Three thousand students are candidates for the examination every : year but very few pass.

13 He tried to alight from the bus while it was still moving and was badly hurt.

14 My sister promised to sing at the concert and though she doesn't want to now, she can't free herself from the obligation.

15 They announced the names of the winning horses on the radio.

16 If cigarettes get any dearer, I shall have to abandon the habit of smoking.

17 Prices always increase; they never become less.

18 The police investigated the case very thoroughly but finally said there was no suspicion of foul play.

19 He started his journey in a great hurry.

20 He needs more exercise; he should start playing tennis.

21 It is difficult to train children well.

22 The train was delayed by fog and arrived late.

23 I waited for her for ages but she didn't come.

24 She is good at languages. She learnt Spanish without effort, in a fern months.

25 It is your responsibility to make a success of your own life. (It is . .. . .. you etc.)

26 Anyone who was offered a chance like that would accept it with enthusiasm.

27 Don't walk on the grass.

28 He dictated so quickly that his poor secretary couldn't go as fast as he did.

(couldn't ... ... ... him)

29 I hit him so hard that he fell unconscious.

30 If I don't punish you this time, will you promise never to do it again

31 She was very upset over her failure but now she is recovering from it.

32 You mustn't omit the difficult sentences; do them all.

33 She kept asking me all the difficult words instead of searching for them in

a dictionary.

34 I took the children to the zoo today to compensate for the party they missed yesterday.

35 Students of English often confuse the words lie' and lay'.

36 He swore to revenge himself on me for the wrong I had done him.