ANSWERS TO PHRASAL REPLACEMENT (3)

1.

He started his journey in a great hurry.

 

He SET OFF in a great hurry.

 

He SET OUT in a great hurry.

2.

He needs more exercise; he should start playing tennis.

 

He needs more exercise; he should TAKE UP tennis.

3.

It is difficult to train children well.

 

It is difficult to BRING UP children well.

 

It is difficult to BRING children UP well.

4.

The train was delayed by fog and arrived late.

 

The train was HELD UP by fog and arrived late.

5.

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

 

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.

 

She is good at languages. She PICKED Spanish UP in a few months.

 

She is good at languages. She PICKED UP Spanish in a few months.

 
 

7.

It is your responsibility to make a success of your own life.

 

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.

 

Anyone who was offered a chance like that would JUMP AT it.

9.

Don't walk on the grass.

 

KEEP OFF the grass.

10.

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

 

He dictated so quickly that his poor secretary couldn't KEEP UP WITH HIM.

11.

I hit him so hard that he fell unconscious.

 

I KNOCKED him OUT.

12.

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

 

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.

 

She was very upset over her failure but now she is GETTING OVER it.

14.

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

 

You mustn't LEAVE OUT the difficult sentences; do them all.

 

You mustn't LEAVE the difficult sentences OUT; do them all.

 

You mustn't MISS OUT the difficult sentences; do them all.

 

You mustn't MISS the difficult sentences OUT; do them all.

15.

She kept asking me all the difficult words instead of searching for them in a dictionary.

 

She kept asking me all the difficult words instead of LOOKING them UP in a dictionary.

16.

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

 

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.

 

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.

 

He swore to PAY me BACK for the wrong I had done him.

 

He swore to PAY me OUT for the wrong I had done him.

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