EXERCISE 34a — Complete the sentences with phrasal verbs from this section. Be sure the phrasal verbs are in the correct tense.
1. After being embarrassed last night, I'm going to ________________ a policy of minding my own business. 2. Have you seen the manual for this program? It's ________ ________ the office somewhere, but I can't find it. 3. It's too bad you can't ______ ______. I was just about to barbecue some chicken. 4. Look at these old pictures. They sure ________ me ________. 5. In my history class we studied the events that ________ ________ ________ World War II. 6. Rosa tried to return her engagement ring to her fiance, but he wouldn't ____ it ___. 7. The lawyer told his client to ________ ________ the facts when she testifies. 8. The escaped prisoner was ________ ________ to prison. 9. It's not like Erik to do such a terrible thing. I think someone ________ him ________ ________it. 10. I hate it when it's so humid that your clothes ________ ________your skin. 11. "UAE" ________ ________ for United Arab Emirates. 12. I felt terrible about what I said, and I ________ it ________ immediately. 13. One of the guys at work is a real baseball nut from Chicago, so we love to ________ it ________ him about how bad the Cubs are. 14. I don't have Linda's electric drill anymore; I ________ it ________ yesterday. 15. When people see our company's logo, they know it________________quality at a fair price. 16. The tailor didn't do what I wanted him to do with this dress. I'm going to ________ it ________ to him. 17. The restaurant manager told the bartender that she would not ________ _______ drinking on the job. 18. Mark did such a bad job painting his house that he had to get a professional house painter to ________it________. 19. As soon as the company president mentioned the decrease in sales and the need to reduce labor costs, we knew what he was ________ ________ ________. 20. Don't leave these dirty dishes here;________ them ________ to the kitchen. 21. Don't pay any attention to that rumor— it's been ____________for three years. EXERCISE 34b — Review the explanation at the beginning of this section of how two- and three-word phrasal verbs are pronounced. Then, say each sentence in Exercise 34a aloud and circle the verb or particle that is accented.
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