1. I asked the restaurant manager for the best table in the house, and he is going to give us a table next to the fireplace. What is the restaurant manager going to do? Hes going to fix us up with a table
2. Linda's father promised to pay for her wedding, and she is sure that he will. What is Linda sure about? She is sure that her father will come through.
3. Raquel's husband is going to be very surprised when she tells him she won $10 million in the lottery. What is the news going to do to her husband? The news are going to blow him away
4. He'll repair some things in his house and paint it before he puts it on the market. What will he do? Hell fix the house up
5. In Question 4, how will the house be after he makes some repairs and paints it? Itll be fixed up
6. Timmy won't tell the teacher that Susie didn't do her homework if she gives him a candy bar. What won't Timmy do? He wont tell on Susie if she gives him a candy bar
7. Those mobile homes aren't going to be there after the tornado. What is the tornado going to do? Its going to blow those mobile homes away
8. If there's an earthquake, no one in this old building will survive. What won't the people do if there's an earthquake? They wont come through it
9. She'll put on her nicest outfit and her best jewelry and get a perm. What will she do? Shell fix herself up
10. In Question 9, how will she look after she puts on her nicest outfit and her best jewelry and gets a perm? Shell be all fixed up
11. Tomorrow, you're going to leave San Diego and go to Tucson. What are you going to do tomorrow? Youre going to head for Tucson
12. A month from now, you're going to leave Tucson and return to San Diego. What are you going to do a month from now? Youre going to head back to San Diego
13. Erik said he won't ask his sister if she will go on a date with Mike. What won't Erik do? He wont fix his sister up with Mike
14. Lydia is at the paint store to choose a paint color for her house. She hates the color blue. What isn't Lydia going to do? Shes not going to go with blue color
15. IBM has a new chip that's twice as fast as the competition's fastest chip. What is IBM going to do to the competition? They are going to blow them away
16. Uncle Fred is going to visit our town, stay for a short time, and then continue on his trip to Florida. What is Uncle Fred going to do? Hes going to come through our town
17. This pond is going to slowly evaporate and disappear. What is the pond going to do? Its going to dry out
18. In Question 17, after the pond evaporates, how will it be? Itll be dried out
EXERCISE 15c Write eight original sentences using phrasal verbs from this section. Try to use will and be going to.
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EXERCISE 15d, 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.
| back off, 12 call off, 13 close off, 13 come across, 12 | come up, 12 fall through, 12 hand in, 13 hit on, 13 | leave off, 13 let off, 13 light up, 13 put up, 12 | screw on, 12 sign in, 12 sign out, 12 track down, 13 |
1. Did my ex-husband talk about me at the party? Yes, your name __came______ __up______ several times.
2. Our vacation plans ___fell through_____________ after Tom broke his leg.
3. I told you not to _light_______ that cigarette __up______ in here.???
4. Flying Mom here for the holidays is going to cost $1,000. My brother is going to pay $300, and I'm going to _put_______ ____up____ the rest of the money.
5. So far, the police have been unable to __track______ __down______ the stolen paintings.
6. The searchlights __lit______ ___up_____ the night sky, looking for enemy bombers.
7. You can't go in that part of the museum; it's been _closed_______ _off_______.
8. When you travel, always _screw_______ the tops of your toiletries __on______ tightly.
9. We decided to _call______ our ski trip __off_____ because there wasn't enough snow.
10. I was getting really angry, and I told him that I was going to punch him in the nose if he didn't __back______ ___off_____.
11. The teacher told the students to _hand_______ ___in_____ their homework.
12. I didn't agree with that list of the 100 best movies. They_left off_______some of my favorites
13. The manager reminded Maria not to forget to _sign_______ ____in____ when she comes to work in the morning.
14. Mrs. Nash isn't in the office anymore. She _signed_out_____ _______ about an hour ago.
15. The Judge told Jake that the next time he got in trouble he wouldn't _let_______ him __off______ with a warning.
16. I was going through some stuff in the attic, and I _came across_______________ some interesting old pictures.
16. FOCUS ON: phrasal verbs with gerund objects, 1
Gerunds verbs in the -ing form that function as nouns can serve as objects of many phrasal verbs.
It is more common to use gerund objects with nonseparable two- and three-word phrasal verbs:
She's counting on getting that job.
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I don't feel up to playing hockey.
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but gerund objects are sometimes used with separable phrasal verbs:
/ wouldn't put robbing a bank past him.
gerund
Mr. Taylor wants to give smoking up.
gerund
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| believe in | ||||
| believe in & believes in | believing in | believed in | believed in |
1. believe in p.v. When you believe in something or believe in doing something, you have a strong opinion about something that is important to you.
/ believe in working hard and saving money.
Maria doesn't believe in sex before marriage.
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2. believe in p.v. When you believe in something, you think it exists.
Do you believe in ghosts?
Ned is an atheist; he doesn't believe in God.
3. believe in p.v. When you believe in people, you have confidence in them and believe what they say because you think they are honest, correct, or competent.
/ don't care what anyone else says, I still believe in you.
We want to believe in you, but we need some proof that your invention really works.
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| carry on & carries on | carrying on | carried on | carried on |
1. carry on p.v. When you carry on, you continue as before, despite a difficult experience in your life.
You'll have to carry on for the sake of the children.
It was difficult for Mrs. Nelson to carry on after her husband died.
2. carry on (with) p.v. When you carry on, carry on with an activity, or carry on doing an activity, you continue it or continue doing it.
The men stopped working when General Chambers entered the room, and he told them to carry on.
She plans to carry on with her career after the baby is born.
They knew I was trying to sleep, but they carried on talking and singing anyway.
3. carry... on p.v. When you carry something on an airplane, you keep it with you in the passenger compartment instead of giving it to an airline agent to put in the baggage compartment.
This suitcase is pretty big. I hope they'll let me carry it on.
You should carry your laptop computer on. You don't want to take any chances.
carry-on n. Carry-on, carry-on luggage, carry-on baggage, carry-on bags, and so on, are not given to an airline agent to put in the baggage compartment but are kept in the passenger compartment of an airplane.
I'm staying only one night in New York, so all I'll need is a carry-on bag.
4. carry on (about) p.v. [informal] When you carry on or carry on about something, you are very persistent and vocal about something that upsets you.
/ forgot our anniversary, and she carried on all day.
I said I was sorry; now will you please stop carrying on about it?
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| count on & counts on | counting on | counted on | counted on |
1. count on p.v. When you need something important to happen or a certain condition to exist, you are counting on it. When you need someone to do something important, you are counting on that person.
I'm counting on getting a ride to the airport with Betty.
Farmers count on a lot of rain in the spring.
2. count on p.v. When you rely on someone or something for help or support if you need it, you are counting on that thing or that person.
I'm going to sell this car and buy one that always starts. I need a car I can count on.
The governor said that she's counting on our support in the next election.
3. count on p.v. When you are certain than something will happen or that a certain condition will exist, you are counting on it.
Man/in makes a fool of himself at every party. You can count on it.
You can count on crowds and long lines at Disney World if you go in August.
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| get through & gets through | getting through | got through | gotten/got through |
1. get through (with) p.v. When you get through, get through with an activity, or get through doing an activity, you finish it or finish doing it.
/ have so much homework that I might not get through with it until midnight.
After you get through washing the dishes, you can start ironing.
2. get through (to) p.v. When you get through or get through to someone, usually on a telephone or radio, you are able to speak to that person.
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Nancy tried calling Jim last night, but she couldn't get through.
It wasn't easy, but I finally got through to my brother in Borneo.
3. get through (to) p.v. When you get through or get through to someone, you make that person understand your opinion or point of view.
Mr. Toylor has tried to make his daughter understand why it's important to work hard in school and get good grades, but he just can't get through. I've explained it a hundred times!
What do I have to do to get through to you?
4. get...through p.v. [informal] When you get something through someone's head, you make that person understand your opinion or point of view. When you get something through your own head, you understand it.
/ finally got it through my son's head that I was serious about sending him to military school.
When are you going to get it through your head that our marriage is over?
5. get... through p.v. When something gets you through a difficult experience, it comforts and supports you.
Julia's faith in God was what got her through the loss of her husband.
He was very nervous about giving the speech, so he had a drink to help get him through the ordeal.
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| go for & goes for | going for | went for | gone for |
1. go for p.v. [informal] When you go for something, you like it a lot.
Erik really goes for scuba diving.
Let's go to a different nightclub. I don't go for jazz.
2. go for p.v. When you go for something, you try to achieve it.
The gymnast said she was going to go for the gold at the next Olympics.
After she finished her master's, she went for a Ph.D.
3. go for p.v. [always continuous] When you have something going for you, you have an advantage that makes it easier for you to do something or get something that you want.
Sam's not especially good at basketball, but he has one thing going for him he's seven feet tall. I have ten years of experience going for me, so I think I have a good chance of getting the job.
4. go for p.v. When you say that a statement about one person or thing goes for another person or thing, you mean that it is also true about the other person or thing. When you say "That goes for me," you are agreeing with someone else's opinion.
Heather said that Tom was a jerk, and I said that that goes for Tom's brother Bill, too.
Betty's really angry about it, and that goes for me, too.
