Page 238 - Advanced English Grammar in Use

UNIT
EXERCISES 114

The two- and three-word verbs you need for these exercises are given below, grouped into the
categories given on the opposite page.
Bl call on, check into, flick through, B2 bring in, take on, C invite out, order
result from, see through turn in about, tell apart
D drink up, gather up, get down, make El come in for, look E2 let in on, put
up, shoot down, sort out, throw away up to, put up with down to
114.1 If necessary, correct or give a more likely word order in these sentences. If they are already
correct, put a S. (B & C)
1 We invited Marjorie out to dinner, but she wasn't able to come.
2 When she looked so serious, she took on the appearance of a strict head teacher.
3 I could see her story through as she spoke. It was clear that she was lying.
4 It seems likely that the jury will bring in a verdict of 'not guilty'.
5 They dress in such similar clothes, it's difficult to tell apart the sisters.
6 He seems to enjoy ordering about people.
7 He turned an excellent essay in on the American Civil War.
114.2 Show where the adverb in brackets should go in each sentence with a S. If it is possible to put it
in more than one place, mark these two possibilities. (D)
1 He spoke so fast I couldn't get /. a word of what he was saying (down)
2 I'll find a pen so that I can get the details (down)
3 You can play with Lynn when you've drunk your milk (up)
4 If you drink it quickly , the medicine won't taste so bad. (up)
5 He quickly sorted his clothes , and hung them back up in the wardrobe, (out)
6 When I've sorted the problems that John left behind when he resigned , I can start on
my own work, (out)

114.3 Choose a verb + particle from (i) and a noun phrase from (ii) to complete each sentence. If two
word orders are possible, give them both as in 1. (B & D)

called on checked into flicked through his papers the United Nations
gathered up made up resulted from a hotel my ticket John's mistakes
shot down threw away the article her mind two aircraft

1 I accidentally ..™XW...W<&.™ii..^.&...L™!A..^&..!!*!>*iL... and had to buy a new one.
2 The president has to intervene in the fighting.
3 He was given the award when he during the war.
4 The failure of the plan so it wasn't surprising when he resigned.
5 I arrived in Rome very late, so I near the airport.
6 After the decision, he and left the meeting.
7 She suddenly to come with us.
8 I , but didn't really understand it.
114.4 Replace the underlined word or words with one of these three-word verbs in an appropriate
form. Put the adverb and preposition in the correct places. (D)
come in for let in on look up to put down to put up with
1 Most of his patients respected Dr Hickman for his kindness.
2 If I tell you the secret, you must promise not to tell anyone else.
3 They're going to suffer a lot of criticism for increasing bus fares by so much.
4 It's best to attribute his bad mood to tiredness and just forget it.
5 I don't know how we're going to cope with the cold during the winter.
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