ANSWERS TO PHRASAL REPLACEMENT (3) |
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He started his journey in a great hurry. |
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He SET OFF in a great hurry. |
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He SET OUT in a great hurry. |
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He needs more exercise; he should start playing tennis. |
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He needs more exercise; he should TAKE UP tennis. |
3. |
It is difficult to train children well. |
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It is difficult to BRING UP children well. |
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It is difficult to BRING children UP well. |
4. |
The train was delayed by fog and arrived late. |
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The train was HELD UP by fog and arrived late. |
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I waited for her for ages but she didn't come. |
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I waited for her for ages but she didn't TURN UP. |
6. |
She is good at languages. She learnt Spanish without effort in a few months. |
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She is good at languages. She PICKED Spanish UP in a few months. |
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She is good at languages. She PICKED UP Spanish in a few months. |
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It is your responsibility to make a success of your own life. |
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It is UP TO YOU to make a success of your own life. |
8. |
Anyone who was offered a chance like that would accept it with enthusiasm. |
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Anyone who was offered a chance like that would JUMP AT it. |
9. |
Don't walk on the grass. |
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KEEP OFF the grass. |
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He dictated so quickly that his poor secretary couldn't go as fast as he did. |
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He dictated so quickly that his poor secretary couldn't KEEP UP WITH HIM. |
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I hit him so hard that he fell unconscious. |
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I KNOCKED him OUT. |
12. |
If I don't punish you this time, will you promise never to do it again? |
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If I LET you OFF this time, will you promise never to do it again? |
13. |
She was very upset over her failure but now she is recovering from it. |
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She was very upset over her failure but now she is GETTING OVER it. |
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You mustn't omit the difficult sentences; do them all. |
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You mustn't LEAVE OUT the difficult sentences; do them all. |
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You mustn't LEAVE the difficult sentences OUT; do them all. |
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You mustn't MISS OUT the difficult sentences; do them all. |
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You mustn't MISS the difficult sentences OUT; do them all. |
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She kept asking me all the difficult words instead of searching for them in a dictionary. |
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She kept asking me all the difficult words instead of LOOKING them UP in a dictionary. |
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I took the children to the zoo today to compensate for the party they missed yesterday. |
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I took the children to the zoo today to MAKE UP FOR the party they missed yesterday. |
17. |
Students of English often confuse the words lie and lay. |
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Students of English often MIX UP the words 'lie' and 'lay'. |
18. |
He swore to revenge himself on me for the wrong I had done him. |
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He swore to PAY me BACK for the wrong I had done him. |
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He swore to PAY me OUT for the wrong I had done him. |
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