1. My son cleaned out. (the basement, it)
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2. I need to clear out. (the storeroom, it)
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3. Sarah emptied out. (the boxes, them)
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4. The factory left out. (an important part, it)
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5. Don't stick out. (your neck, it)
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EXERCISE 32d — Write answers to the questions using phrasal verbs, participle adjectives, and nouns from this section. Be sure the phrasal verbs are in the correct tense.
1. Some important information is being revealed to the public. What is happening to the information?
2. All the people in the plaza left. What did the people do?
3. All the people in the plaza left. What happened to the plaza?
4. I'm going to take my girlfriend to a nightclub. What am I going to do with her?
5. The soldier was killed in the battle. What didn't the soldier do?
6. We didn't ask Mark to join our club. What did we do to Mark?
7. In Question 6, how does Mark feel because we didn't ask him to join our club?
8. The IRS took all your money. What did they do to you?
9. The music company released a new CD last week. What did the music company do?
10. Everyone notices Harry because he has very long hair and a long beard. What does Harry do?
11. The Chicago Tribune announced in an editorial that they were for the Republican candidate. What did the Chicago Tribune do?
12. Bill's angry with Jim, and they're not speaking to each other. What did Bill do with Jim?
13. In Question 12, what did Bill and Jim have?
EXERCISE 32e, 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.
| care for, 31 | hold out, 23 | punch out, 30 | sort out, 30 |
| cut out, 31 | lock in, 30 | put off, 31 | space out, 30 |
| do away with, 31 | look into, 31 | put out, 30 | wash up, 30 |
| do without, 31 | punch in, 30 | rule out, 31 | watch out, 23 |
1. Susie, I told you to stop hitting your sister, so ________ it ________!
2. After I lost my job, I learned to ________ ________ a lot of things I used to think were necessities.
3. Watson made a real mess out of the project, so the boss asked me to ________ it ________.
4. I totally ________ ________ and drove twenty miles past where I was going.
5. Hey, that's really dangerous, you'd better ________ ________.
6. I'm going to get to work late tomorrow. Can you ________ me ________?
7. I'm really sick of this city. I'm going to fly to San Francisco and ________ ________ the job situation there.
8. Most of the players have signed their contracts, but a few are _______ _______.
9. Water won't ________ ________ an electrical fire.
10. The manager reminded me to ________ ________ before going home.
11. During Prohibition, the government tried to________ __________ ______ drinking alcohol.
12. The chances that his horse will win the race are very small, but I wouldn't ________ it ________ completely.
13. Look how dirty your hands are! Go______ __________ before you eat dinner.
14. I want to ________ ________ a low interest rate before rates go up again.
15. Thanks for inviting me to the concert, but I don't_______ ______rap music.
16. Millions of people ________ ________ doing their taxes until the last minute.
33. FOCUS ON: phrasal verbs and midsentence adverbs
As we saw in Section 17, adverbs are words that modify verbs. Some adverbs are called midsentence adverbs because they are commonly placed in the middle of a sentence. Midsentence adverbs are usually placed before main verbs:
He X goofs around. She X helped him out.
after any form of be:
He is X goofing around. She wasn't X helping him out.
and between an auxiliary (helping) verb and the main verb:
He will X goof around.
She can't X help him out.
In questions, a midsentence adverb is usually placed between the subject and the main verb:
Does he X goof around?
Is he X goof ing around?
Has she X helped him out?
The following are common midsentence adverbs. Adverbs of frequency
| ever | typically | normally | hardly ever |
| always | ordinarily | occasionally | almost never |
| constantly | often | sometimes | never |
| almost always | frequently | seldom | not ever |
| usually | generally | rarely |
