English Grammar

Phrasal Verbs: LOOK ======================= 🌿look after To take care of: looked after his younger brother. ------------------------------------- 🌿look for 1. To search for; seek: looking for my gloves. 2. To expect: Look for a change of weather in March. ------------------------------------- 🌿look into To inquire into; investigate: The police looked into the disturbance. ------------------------------------- 🌿look on (or upon) To regard in a certain way: looked on them as incompetents. ------------------------------------- 🌿look out To be watchful or careful; take care: If you don't look out, you may fall on the ice. We looked out for each other on the trip. ------------------------------------- 🌿look over To examine or inspect, often in hasty fashion: looked over the proposal before the meeting. ------------------------------------- 🌿look to 1. To expect or hope to: He looked to hear from her within a week. 2. To seem about to; promise to: "an 'Action Program,' which ... looked to reduce tariffs on over 1,800 items" ------------------------------------- 🌿look up 1. To search for and find, as in a reference book. 2. To visit: look up an old friend. 3. To become better; improve: Things are at last looking up. 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 SV RAMANUJ

1. To have recourse to; go to, as for safety: took to the woods. 2. To develop as a habit or a steady practice: take to drink. 3. To become fond of or attached to: "Two keen minds that they are, they took to each other" (Jack Kerouac). ------------------------------------------ ☘️take up 1. To raise; lift. 2. To absorb or adsorb; draw up or incorporate: crops taking up nutrients. 3. To begin again; resume: Let's take up where we left off. To develop an interest in or enter into: take up mountain climbing; take up engineering. To accept (an option, bet, or challenge) as offered. To deal with: Let's take up each problem one at a time. To assume: took up a friendly attitude. 4. To use up, consume, or occupy: The extra duties took up most of my time. The bed took up half of the room. To establish (residence). 5. To reduce in size; shorten or tighten: take up a gown; take up the slack. 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 SV RAMANUJ

Phrasal Verbs: TAKE ====================== ☘️take after 1. To follow as an example: John takes after his grandfather. 2. To resemble in appearance, temperament, or character. 3. To pursue hastily: The store owner took after the thief. ------------------------------------------ ☘️take apart 1. To divide into parts; disassemble or dismantle. 2. To dissect or analyze (a theory, for example), usually in an effort to discover hidden or innate flaws or weaknesses. 3. Slang To beat up or defeat soundly; thrash. ------------------------------------------ ☘️take back To retract (something stated or written). ------------------------------------------ ☘️take down 1. To bring to a lower position from a higher one. 2. To take apart; dismantle: take down the Christmas tree. 3. To lower the arrogance or the self-esteem of (a person): really took him down during the debate. 4. To put down in writing: take down a letter. ------------------------------------------ ☘️take for 1. To regard as: Do you take me for a fool? 2. To consider mistakenly: Don't take silence for approval. ------------------------------------------ ☘️take in 1. To receive (an amount of money), as from a business venture: The box office took in $30,000 in an hour. 2. To grant admittance to; receive as a guest or an employee. To accept (work) to be done in one's house for pay: took in typing. 3. To reduce in size; make smaller or shorter: took in the waist on the pair of pants. To make (a garment) smaller by tailoring.Nautical To furl (a sail). 4. To include or encompass: The tour takes in every site worth seeing. 5. To attend or experience: took in a movie; took in the sites. To understand: couldn't take in the meaning of the word. 6. To deceive or swindle: was taken in by a confidence artist. 7. To convey (a prisoner) to a police station. ------------------------------------------ ☘️take off 1. To remove, as clothing: take one's coat off; take off one's shoes. 2. To release: took the brake off. 3. To deduct as a discount: took 20 percent off. 4. To discontinue: took off the commuter special. 5. To spend (time) away from work or an activity: I'm taking off three days in May. I took last week off and now I have a lot of work to do. 6. To go or leave: took off in pursuit of the robber. To rise into the air or begin flight: The plane took off on time. To achieve success or popularity: a new movie that really took off. ------------------------------------------ ☘️take on 1. To undertake or begin to handle: took on extra responsibilities. To oppose in competition: a wrestler who took on all comers. 2. To hire; engage: took on more workers during the harvest. 3. To assume or acquire as one's own: Over the years he has taken on a doleful look. 4. To display violent or passionate emotion: Don't take on so! ------------------------------------------ ☘️take out 1. To extract or remove: took the splinter out.Slang To kill: gangsters plotting to take out their rivals.Slang To destroy, as in an armed attack: The bombers took out the radio station. 2. To secure by application to an authority: take out a mortgage; take out a marriage license. 3. Informal To escort, as a date. 4. To give vent to: Don't take your frustration out in such an aggressive manner. 5. To obtain as an equivalent in a different form: took out the money owed in services. 6. Informal To begin a course; set out: The police took out after the thieves. 7. Nautical To land a small boat and remove it from the water: The canoeists took out above the rapids. ------------------------------------------ ☘️take over 1. To assume control, management, or responsibility: I'm taking over while the supervisor is on vacation. 2. To assume the control or management of or the responsibility for: She took over the job after he left. 3. To become dominant: Our defense took over in the second half of the game. 4. To do (an action or a play in a game) again when the first performance has been discounted or is under dispute. ------------------------------------------ ☘️take to

Change the Voice 4 =========================== 1. He takes after his grandfather. Ans. His grandfather is taken after by him. (to take after = to follow as an example) 2. The child does not take after either of his parents. Ans. Either of his parents is not taken after by the child. (to take after = to resemble in appearance, temperament, or character) 3. The store owner took after the thief. Ans. The thief was taken after by the store owner. (to take after = to pursue hastily, to chase) 4. The mechanic took apart the car. Ans. The car was taken apart by the mechanic. (to take apart = to divide into parts, disassemble or dismantle) 5. I took the shelves apart to clean them properly. Ans. The shelves were taken apart to clean them properly by me. (to take apart = to divide into parts, disassemble or dismantle) 6. A public outcry forced the minister to take back his offensive comments. Ans. The minister was forced to take back his offensive comments by a public outcry. (to take back = to retract something stated or written) 7. Please take down my address and phone number. Ans. You are requested to take down my address and phone number. (to take down = to put down in writing, to note down) 8. Don’t take him for an idiot. Ans. Let him not be taken for an idiot. (to take for = to believe, to consider mistakenly, to regard as sb/sth) 9. Do you take me for a fool? Ans. Am I taken for a fool by you? (to take for = to believe, to consider mistakenly, to regard as sb/sth) 10. I took in a pup last month and now he is my best buddy. Ans. A pup was taken in by me last month and now he is my best buddy. (to take in = to receive as a guest) 11. They took down the Christmas tree. Ans. The Christmas tree was taken down by them. (to take down = to cut, to dismantle) 12. Don't take silence for approval. Ans. Let silence not be taken for approval. OR You are warned not to take silence for approval. (to take for = to consider mistakenly) 13. The box office took in $30,000. Ans. $30,000 was taken in by the box office. (to take in = to receive an amount of money, as from a business venture) 14. The tailor took in the waist on the pair of pants. Ans. The waist on the pair of pants was taken in by the tailor. (to take in = to reduce in size; make smaller or shorter) 15. The tour takes in every site worth seeing. Ans. Every site worth seeing is taken in by the tour. (to take in = to include or encompass) 16. I couldn't take in the meaning of the word. Ans. The meaning of the word couldn't be taken in by me. (to take in = to understand) 17. He did not take in the meeting. Ans. The meeting was not taken in by him. (to take in = to attend) 18. The con took her in by stealing her jewellery. Ans. She was taken in by the con by stealing her jewellery. (to take in = to deceive or swindle, to cheat) 19. He took off his coat. Ans. His coat was taken off by him. (to take off = to remove as clothing, shoes etc.) 20. He took the break off. Ans. The break was taken off by him. (to take off = to release) 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 SV RAMANUJ

Phrasal Verbs Exercise NOVEMBER 18, 2018 ============================= Fill in the blanks with an appropriate preposition or adverb particle. 1. Why are you always cutting .................................... on my conversations? up out in 2. The hamlet is cut ................................... from the other human settlements in the area. out off up 3. Her relationship with her family is falling .................................... off apart up 4. If his career in the show business does not take off, he always has his professional degrees to fall ...................................... back on back on 5. We drove home to get ................................... from the crowd. off away out 6. It took her quite some time to get .......................................... her loss. off over out 7. The newly opened restaurant is giving ......................................... free coupons. up out away 8. The task was so arduous that I gave .......................................... fairly quickly. in up out 9. I was so excited when he invited me to go .......................................... with him. up out on 10. Alka held ........................................ her disappointment. back off over 11. Go .....................................! Nothing will stop you. up ahead on 12. A good owner must be able to call ......................................... their dog. out up off ======================= 🟢Answers🟢 1. Why are you always cutting in on my conversations? 2. The hamlet is cut off from the other human settlements in the area. 3. Her relationship with her family is falling apart. 4. If his career in the show business does not take off, he always has his professional degrees to fall back on. 5. We drove home to get away from the crowd. 6. It took her quite some time to get over her loss. 7. The newly opened restaurant is giving away free coupons. 8. The task was so arduous that I gave up fairly quickly. 9. I was so excited when he invited me to go out with him. 10. Alka held back her disappointment. 11. Go ahead! Nothing will stop you. 12. A good owner must be able to call off their dog. 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 SV RAMANUJ

Phrasal Verbs With Get NOVEMBER 20, 2018 ======================= Fill in the blanks with an appropriate preposition or adverb particle. 1. I don't mind getting ................................ early if there is a good reason to. on off up 2. There is no room on the bus. Let's get ..................................... again. out in off 3. Get ..................................... and I will drive you to the station. up on in 4. It took me a long time to get ......................................... the disappointment. on off over 5. The robbers got ...................................... with diamonds worth millions of dollars. off away out 6. The supervisor asked the employees to get ............................................... the job quickly. on with on with 7. I tried calling but I couldn't get ............................................ to him. on through at 8. I find it very difficult to get .......................................... on my meager salary. by on in 9. The setbacks got him ........................................ out off down 10. Can we get ........................................ for lunch on the weekend? on together around 11. His stupidity got him ........................................... trouble. through onto into 12. Rumors get ....................................... fast. around over on ======================= 🟢Answers🟢 1. I don’t mind getting up early if there is a good reason to. 2. There is no room on the bus. Let’s get off again. 3. Get in and I will drive you to the station. 4. It took me a long time to get over the disappointment. 5. The robbers got away with diamonds worth millions of dollars. 6. The supervisor asked the employees to get on with the job quickly. 7. I tried calling but I couldn’t get through to him. 8. I find it very difficult to get by on my meager salary. 9. The setbacks got him down. 10. Can we get together for lunch on the weekend? 11. His stupidity got him into trouble. 12. Rumors get around fast. 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 SV RAMANUJ

Change the Voice 3 =========================== 1. Shailesh drew out the lecture unnecessarily. Ans. The lecture was drawn out unnecessarily by Shailesh. 2. The protestors drew back when the police approached them. Ans. The protestors drew back when they were approached by the police. 3. Put a coat on before going out. Ans. You are requested to put a coat on before going out. 4. The business was losing money. Ans. Money was being lost by the business. 5. I will see off my friend. Ans. My friend will be seen off by me. 6. It is always a good idea to take out travel insurance. Ans. It is always a good idea for travel insurance to be taken out. 7. The doctor advised him to give up drinking wine. Ans. He was advised by the doctor to give up drinking wine. 8. This achievement calls for a celebration. Ans. A celebration is called for by this achievement. 9. Her performance was amazing. I was blown away by it. Ans. Her performance was amazing. It blew away me. 10. How did she handle the situation? Ans. How was the situation handled by her? 11. I was clearing up the closets. Ans. The closets were being cleared up by me. 12. The company chalked up record profits last year. Ans. Record profits were chalked up by the company last year. 13. Please blow out the candle. Ans. You are requested to blow out the candle. 14. The accused couldn’t call up the whole events. Ans. The whole events couldn’t be called up by the accused. 15. The workers have called off the strike. Ans. The strike has been called off by the workers. 16. The investigators could call forth crucial information from him. Ans. Crucial information could be called forth from him by the investigators. 17. The publishers are bringing out a new edition of this book. Ans. A new edition of this book is being brought out by the publishers. 18. Why did she not put on that black sweater? Ans. Why was that black sweater not put on by her? 19. Why has the manager called off the meeting? Ans. Why has the meeting been called off by the manager? 20. Have you ever seen a white elephant? Ans. Has a white elephant ever been seen by you? 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 SV RAMANUJ

Change the Voice 1 =================== 1. Ram helps Hari. Ans. Hari is helped by Ram. 2. The mason is building the wall. Ans. The wall is being built by the mason. 3. The peon opened the gate. Ans. The gate was opened by the peon. 4. He will finish the work in fortnight. Ans. The work will be finished by him in fortnight. 5. Who did this? Ans. By whom was this done? 6. Why did your brother write such a letter? Ans. Why was such a letter written by your brother? 7. We prohibit smoking. Ans. Smoking is prohibited by us. 8. Open your book. Ans. You are requested to open your book. OR Let your book be opened. 9. God bless you! Ans. May you be blessed by God! 10. Do not insult the weak. Ans. You are suggested not to insult the weak. OR Let the weak not be insulted. 11. Raj ate the chocolates. Ans. Chocolates were eaten by Raj. 12. Ramesh has painted a picture. Ans. A picture has been painted by Ramesh. 13. My watch was stolen. Ans. Somebody stole my watch. 14. Was the money found by you? Ans. Did you find the money? 15. Keep quiet, please. Ans. You are requested to keep quiet. 16. The Jadejas built the tower. Ans. The tower was built by the Jadejas. 17. My sister is writing a short story. Ans. A short story is being written by my sister. 18. Who has kept his seat vacant? Ans. By whom has this seat been kept vacant? 19. Sit down, please. Ans. You are requested to sit down. 20. They are playing cricket. Ans. Cricket is being played by them. 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 SV RAMANUJ

Mixed Phrasal Verbs Exercise OCTOBER 19, 2018 ================================= Fill in the blanks with a preposition or an adverb particle. 1. Put a coat .................................. before going out. up in on 2. The business was losing money, so they closed it ............................ up off down 3. I am going to the airport to see .................................... my friend. up off of 4. It is always a good idea to take .................................. travel insurance. off up out 5. The doctor advised him to give ................................. drinking wine. in on up off 6. I make it a point to catch .................................. my sleep when I am on holiday. up in up on up on 7. Because of your irresponsible act, we got caught ................................ in a great deal of trouble. off up out 8. This achievement calls ................................ a celebration. on in for 9. Her performance was amazing. I was blown .................................... by it. out up away 10. Alka has come ...................................... a lot of criticism over the manner in which she handled the situation. up for in for on for 11. I came ....................................... these old photographs while I was clearing up the closets. on at across 12. The company chalked ..................................... record profits last year. out up in ======================= 🟢Answers🟢 1. Put a coat on before going out. 2. The business was losing money, so they closed it down. 3. I am going to the airport to see off my friend. 4. It is always a good idea to take out travel insurance. 5. The doctor advised him to give up drinking wine. 6. I make it a point to catch up on my sleep when I am on holiday. 7. Because of your irresponsible act, we got caught up in a great deal of trouble. 8. This achievement calls for a celebration. 9. Her performance was amazing. I was blown away by it. 10. Alka has come in for a lot of criticism over the manner in which she handled the situation. 11. I came across these old photographs while I was clearing up the closets. 12. The company chalked up record profits last year. 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 SV RAMANUJ

Change the Voice ================== 1. You should cut down on your sugar intake if you want to be healthy. Ans. Your sugar intake should be cut down on if you want to be healthy. 2. This good offer should not be turned down by her. Ans. She should not turn down this good offer. 3. Shailesh slowed down the car. Ans. The car was slowed down by Shailesh. 4. I don’t like people who talk down to me. Ans. People who talk down to me isn't liked by me. 5. Who brought up that topic again? Ans. By whom was that topic brought up again? 6. The police must crack down on smugglers. Ans. Smugglers must be cracked down on by the police. 7. The teacher asked the boy to do the exercise over. Ans. The boy was asked by the teacher to do the exercise over. 8. I blew up the battery. Ans. The battery was blown up by me. 9. I can’t keep up with you. Ans. You can't be kept up with by me. 10. The doctor advised him to give up smoking. Ans. He was advised by the doctor to give up smoking. 11. With what did Alka fill up the bottle? Ans. With what was the bottle filled up by Alka? 12. The restaurant was giving away free food. Ans. Free food was being given away by the restaurant. 13. When are you going to give me my money back? Ans. When am I going to be given my money back by you? 14. Will you put on your coat? Ans. Will your coat be put on by you? 15. We use a fire extinguisher to put out fire. Ans. A fire extinguisher is used to put out fire. 16. Please take down these instructions lest you should forget them. Ans. You are requested to take down these instructions lest they should be forgotten. 17. You must put away some money for your retirement. Ans. Some money must be put away for your retirement. 18. Shailesh deserved the job. Ans. The job was deserved by Shailesh. 19. We should not throw away anything useful. Ans. Nothing useful should be thrown away. 20. His application was turned down. Ans. They turned down his application. 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 SV RAMANUJ

Should can also go at the beginning of the sentence. In this case, if is dropped. Should it rain, there will be no picnic today. (= If it should rain, there will be no picnic today.) Should she arrive, ask her to wait. Should she fail the test, she will lose her job. (= If she should fail the test, she will lose her job.)

Change the Voice ====================== 1. Alka wants to give vent to her emotions. Ans. Alka wants vent to be given to her emotions. 2. I can never put up with indiscipline. Ans. Indiscipline can never be put up with by me. 3. A committee was set up to look into the matter. Ans. They set up a committee to look into the matter. 4. Citizens must abide by the law of the land. Ans. The law of the land must be abode by. 5. The workers’ association has decided to put off the meeting to a later date. Ans. The workers’ association has decided the meeting to be put off to a later date. 6. The doctor advised the patient to give up smoking. Ans. The patient was advised to give up smoking by the doctor. 7. We must allow for potential issues that could hamper the project. Ans. Potential issues that could hamper the project must be allowed for by us. 8. Tina took care of her old mother with great love and patience. Ans. Her old mother was taken care of with great love and patience by Tina. 9. The charges of corruption brought about the downfall of the government. Ans. The downfall of the government was brought about by the charges of corruption. 10. Shailesh had to get around a lot of obstacles. Ans. A lot of obstacles had to be got around by Shailesh. 11. Beach holidays just do not appeal to me. Ans. I am just not appealed to by beach holidays. 12. Vidisha was not taken in by his nice words. Ans. His nice words did not take in Vidisha. 13. He did up the buttons on his shirt. Ans. The buttons were done up on his shirt by him. 14. The stalker was ordered to keep away from his victim. Ans. The court ordered the stalker to keep away from his victim. 15. Put the meat away in the fridge. Ans. Let the meat be put away in the fridge. 16. I can never argue my wife down. Ans. My wife can never be argued down by me. 17. When did she finish the project? Ans. When was the project finished by her? 18. Why did your brother lose his job? Ans. Why was his job lost by your brother? 19. How did the police bust the gang? Ans. How was the gang busted by the police? 20. Why did they leave him out of the team? Ans. Why was he left out of the team? 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 SV RAMANUJ

Phrasal Verbs With Speak JUNE 27, 2019 =============================== Fill in the blanks. 1. When I said work hours should be reduced I was speaking ............................. all employees. to for with 2. The restaurant gets really crowded in the evenings. Be sure to speak ................................... a table. up out for 3. Alka is a fabulous writer. Her stories speak ................................... themselves. up to for 4. I am speaking ................................ myself, not for my colleagues. to for with 5. This act speaks .................................... his generosity. for to of 6. You should learn to speak ................................. your opinion. to off out 7. Her songs really speak ................................. me. at to for 8. Please speak .................................. I can't hear you properly. out up for 9. No one speaks ..................................... for the oppressed. up to in 10. I found his behavior unacceptable but I didn’t dare to speak ……………………….. about it. out for to 11. If this happens again, you have to speak ………………………… him. with to out 12. Last few months have been very dry – no rain to speak ………………………….. for of off ======================= 🟢Answers🟢 1. When I said work hours should be reduced I was speaking for all employees. 2. The restaurant gets really crowded in the evenings. Be sure to speak for a table. 3. Alka is a fabulous writer. Her stories speak for themselves. 4. I am speaking for myself, not for my colleagues. 5. This act speaks of his generosity. 6. You should learn to speak out your opinion. 7. Her songs really speak to me. 8. Please speak up. I can’t hear you properly. 9. No one speaks up for the oppressed. 10. I found his behavior unacceptable but I didn’t dare to speak out about it. 11. If this happens again, you have to speak to him. 12. Last few months have been very dry – no rain to speak of. 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 SV RAMANUJ

Phrasal Verbs Exercise AUGUST 26, 2019 ================================ Fill in the blanks. 1. The police busted the gang by acting ............................. tips from an informer. on after with 2. The children acted ................................ the story of Cinderella on stage. up out on 3. The children act .................................. whenever we have guests. out on up 4. Their explanations just do not add ...................................... on out up 5. Cold weather does not agree .................................. me. to with for 6. Most commercials of fast foods are aimed ....................................... children. to at for 7. Their children are badly brought up. They answer their parents ............................... out back down 8. I can never argue my wife ............................... up down out 9. Shailesh called in the morning to ask .................................. you. to out after 10. They have asked us ................................. for dinner on Sunday. in over to 11. The police ordered the rioters to back .................................. up out off 12. Alka backed ...................................... the promise at the last minute down out of of ======================= 🟢Answers🟢 1. The police busted the gang by acting on tips from an informer. 2. The children acted out the story of Cinderella on stage. 3. The children act up whenever we have guests. 4. Their explanations just do not add up. 5. Cold weather does not agree with me. 6. Most commercials of fast foods are aimed at children. 7. Their children are badly brought up. They answer their parents back. 8. I can never argue my wife down. 9. Shailesh called in the morning to ask after you. 10. They have asked us over for dinner on Sunday. 11. The police ordered the rioters to back off. 12. Alka backed out of the promise at the last minute. 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 SV RAMANUJ