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1. The teacher asked an explanation of his conduct. _______________

2. Julie visited us yesterday. _______________
3. My grandfather cannot remember past events. _______________

4. His arrogance resulted in his ruin. _______________
5. The editor is planning to publish a cheaper edition soon. _______________

6. She looked after the orphan as her own child. _______________
7. How did this misunderstanding start? _______________
8. The case finally was ready for hearing yesterday. _______________

9. He seems to be rich. _______________

C. Tick () the correct phrasal verb for each sentence.
1. Mother came late as she was held off /held up at office.

2. He has a bad character. Stay along /Stay away from him.

3. Now that you are earning, you should set about /set aside some money for
emergencies.

4. Jerry felt let down /let off as only a few of his friends turned up for his birthday.

5. Since he was a first-time criminal, the police let him off /let him in with a strong
warning.

6. The bank robbers broke in /broke off through the air duct.

7. The robbers then made up /made off with cash and jewellery.

8. The boss asked us to discuss and think over /think up some new ideas.

9. Rajesh was badly injured, and nobody expected him to pull out /pull through .

10. No matter how hard I tried, I could not shake up /shake off the fly from my ice
cream.

Phrasal Verbs The teacher will write on small pieces of paper several verbs with which phrasal
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verbs can be formed. He/she will call the students one by one and ask them to speak
one of the verbs written on the paper. Then the student will speak out two phrasal
verbs based on that verb and two sentences based on those phrasal verbs.
For example: verb selected by the student  Bring.
Student speaks: Bring about: means to get outcome  His own follies brought about
his downfall.
Bring up: means to rear  He was brought up by his grandmother.

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