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Inversion
Fixed phrases with take
Phrasal verbs with get
Phrasal verbs used metaphorically
Morphology
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He ran so quickly that the others couldn't catch up with him
What is So quickly did he run, that the others couldn't catch up with him.
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A fixed phrase with take that means to feel sorry for someone
What is To take pity on someone
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Give a synonym for: get out of
What is avoid
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Define: "bounce back"
What is Recover
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The education of girls is the surest way of reducing..... Use the word "Poor" to form a word that fits in the space.
What is Poverty
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The wind was so strong that we couldn't open the window.
What is So strong was the wind that we couldn't open the window.
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A fixed phrase with "take" that means to include new evidence
What is To take into account
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Means to avoid getting caught
What is get away with
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Define: "play down"
What is Not make such a big deal out of it
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A dilemma tale is a traditional African form of short story whose ending is either open to conjecture or is ............ambiguous Use the word "Moral" to form a word that fits in the space.
What is morally
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The wind was such that we couldn't open the window.
What is Such was the wind that we couldn’t open the window
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A fixed phrase with "take" that means to disagree
What is to take issue
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means to "make people understand"
What is get through to someone
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Use "rope in" in a sentence metaphorically.
What is We have to rope some people in to help us with the project
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In order to unscrew, turn in a ...........direction. Use the word "Clock" to form a word that fits in the space.
What is clockwise
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The children rolled down the hill
What is Down the hill, rolled the Bonus: Inversion after place adverbials to emphasize the following: The boss is coming. childrenhttp://www.grammaring.com/subject-verb-inversion-after-place-adverbials
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A fixed phrase with "take" that means to participate
What is To take part
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Susan usually........... her colleagues.
What is gets on with
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All the family rallied round... a. to help us b. to get what they could from us
What is to help us.
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Although now an old man, he was still.....in his trust and refused to see harm in anyone. Use the word "child" to form a word that fits in the space.
What is childlike.
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Here it comes.
What is No inversion
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Rewrite the sentence so it has the phrase "take". The weather was good so she painted the shed
What is She took advantage of the good weather and painted the shed.
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Use each in a sentence get round to get down to
What is I never get round to doing my homework because I am always grading. I have to get down to business or I will fail.
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The sports authorities didn't exactly bend over... to help him. a. backwards b. a long way
What is backwards
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The press refused to divulge the names of their....... Use the word "inform" to form a word that fits in the space.
What is informants