Phrasal Verbs
What does "drag on" mean?
To continue for a long time.
Put the correct articles in the sentence.
___ My coat is in ___ closet.
My coat is in the closet.
What is a couch potato?
Someone who sits on the couch and watches TV a lot.
What is the noun form of "to know?"
Knowledge
Fill in the blank with the Passive Voice.
This mushroom ___________ (to believe) to be poisonous.
This mushroom was believed to be poisonous.
What does "catch on" mean?
To become popular.
Put the correct articles in the sentence.
___ apple is ___ fruit.
An apple is a fruit.
What does it mean to "go pear-shaped?"
When a plan goes wrong.
What is the verb form of the adjective: general?
Generalize.
Fill in the blank with the Passive Voice.
These pictures ____________ (to paint) last week.
These pictures were painted last week.
Use "pull in" in a sentence.
Answers may vary.
When is an article NOT used?
Plural generalizations.
Cats eat birds. - A cat eats a bird.
Phones are very useful. - A phone is very useful.
What is a synonym for "in a nutshell?"
Answers may vary. Examples: Basically, essentially, mainly, etc.
Make a sentence and use the verb form for making something more tight.
Answers may vary. Use tighten.
Rephrase this sentence into the Passive Voice:
She cooked this soup.
This soup was cooked by her.
What is the American phrasal verb for "ring off?"
And what does it mean?
Hang up.
To end a phone call.
Put the correct articles in the sentence.
I have ___ cat and ___ dog. ___ cat is called Fred.
I have a cat and a dog. The cat is called Fred.
What is the difference between "to spill the beans" and "to be full of beans?"
To spill the beans - To tell a secret
To be full of beans - To have a lot of energy
What does prohibition mean?
The act of forbidding or not allowing something.
Rephrase this sentence into the Passive Voice:
Mark kicked the ball into the goal.
The ball was kicked into the goal by Mark.
What is the difference between "work out" and "sort out?"
Work out - to solve a problem
Sort out - to fix a problem
What is the difference between "the" and "a/an?"
The is about a specific thing.
A/an is about a general thing.
What is an example of "pie in the sky?"
Answers may vary, but must be related to a thing that is very unlikely to happen.
Use the noun form of 'ready' in a sentence.
What are 2 differences between the Passive Voice and the Past Perfect Tense?
The Passive Voice uses 'to be' and the Past Perfect uses 'had/has.
The object of a sentence becomes the subject in the Passive Voice.
(Other answers may be acceptable.)