Phrasal verbs — daily life
To leave someone or something at a place before continuing on
drop off
To become an adult
grow up
In "The dog ran fast," what part of speech is "ran"?
Verb
"The book is ___ the table."
on
"It was ___ a beautiful day."
such
To get out of bed after sleeping
wake up
A polite way to say someone died
pass away
In "She gave a brilliant answer," what part of speech is "brilliant"?
Adjective
"She has worked here ___ 2020."
since
"The movie was ___ boring that I fell asleep."
so
To exercise, or to find a solution to a problem
work out
To return something you borrowed
give back
In "He walks unusually slowly," what part of speech is "unusually"?
Adverb (it modifies the adverb "slowly")
"We walked ___ the park to get home."
through
"She is ___ a talented singer."
such
To remove something from a container, or to invite someone out (e.g. to dinner)
take out
To make a copy of data in case the original is lost
back up
In "Her honesty impressed everyone," what part of speech is "honesty"?
Noun (abstract noun)
"He's afraid ___ spiders."
of
"He speaks ___ quickly that I can't understand him."
so
To test something before committing to it
try out
To check on the progress of something after an earlier conversation or request
follow up
In "The well-known author signed copies quickly," what part of speech is "well-known"?
Adjective (compound adjective modifying "author")
"The meeting was postponed ___ next Monday."
until
"___ many people came to the party."
so