Phrasal verbs are making me perturbed
If...
Linking words
I'm positive... it's a causative!
Slang bang!
100
Visit our website to _________ for our e-newsletter. a) order off b) hold on c) sign up d) write off
c) sign up
100
If we hadn't left the house so late, we ___________ the plane. a) wouldn't have missed b) wouldn't miss c) won't have missed d) won't miss
a) wouldn't have missed
100
I love the work that I do, ______ I don't always find it easy to get along with my colleagues. a) but b) and c) as d) or
a) but
100
The purchaser wanted the equipment _______ by Monday morning. a) delivered b) delivering c) deliver d) will be delivered
a) delivered
100
You drank too much beer and now you have to pee every 5 minutes. What do you say?
"I broke the seal!"
200
My cousin used to be a horrible child, but now she has _________ a lovely young woman. a) looked into b) brought about c) turned into d) broken into
c) turned into
200
If you _______ no action, your subscription will automatically be renewed for another year. a) take b) taken c) taking d) will take
a) take
200
She earns more money than her coworkers ______ she works a lot of overtime hours. a) although b) because c) despite d) nevertheless
b) because
200
Her boss let her ______ at three o'clock. a) leave b) left c) leaving d) to leave
a) leave
200
Give me three adjectives that mean "drunk".
Possible answers: Buzzed, trashed, sloshed, hammered, wasted...
300
To offset the taxes we owe, the accountant advised _________ a charitable foundation. a) catching on b) going over c) filling out d) setting up
d) setting up
300
If you lived closer to the office, you ________ any trouble getting to work on time. a) don't have b) won't have c) didn't have c) wouldn't have
d) wouldn't have
300
Mr. Hansen got the job ______ she has very little experience and no college degree. a) because b) even though c) moreover d) since
b) even though
300
The company wants to make its employees ______ like family. a) feeling b) feels c) to feel d) feel
d) feel
300
What does "TMI" stand for?
Too much information
400
You should ___________ the instruction manual before using the new printer. a) find out b) take up c) look over d) move away
c) look over
400
If you ________ your ID at the bar, they wouldn't have turned you away. a) had b) had had c) have had d) would have had
b) had had
400
The company's quarterly earnings were up; _______ the officers felt satisfied. a) nevertheless b) therefore c) however d) even though
b) therefore
400
Mr. Brown would like those invoices _______ to Milan immediately. a) faxing b) fax c) to fax d) faxed
d) faxed
400
If a teenager tells you that your shirt is "totally sick" or "totally ill", they mean that your shirt is.... a) ugly b) awesome c) smelly d) backwards
b) awesome
500
She is ambitious and wants to ________ more responsibilities at work. a) take in b) take on c) get to d) get up
b) take on
500
If we ________ more time, we would be able to do a more thorough job. a) would have b) will have c) have d) had
d) had
500
_______ substantial layoffs, costs were reduced. a) When b) Because of c) Although d) Since
b) Because of
500
How can I get you _______ your work? a) do b) doing c) done d) to do
d) to do
500
When you break up with your boyfriend or girlfriend, and immediately find a new person to hook up with, we can say that the new person is your __________ person.
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