The verb in “seek theories”(3rd paragraph) is the same as
- A look after.
- B look into.
- C look for.
- D look on.
- E look out.
Questões de Verbos frasais | Phrasal verbs (Inglês)
Read the excerpt and choose the CORRECT alternative.
“Then she looked at the homework posted on a special site she created for the students, but she didn’t feel like correcting it.”
The phrasal verb underlined in the excerpt can be translated into Portuguese as
“Then she looked at the homework posted on a special site she created for the students, but she didn’t feel like correcting it.”
The phrasal verb underlined in the excerpt can be translated into Portuguese as
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A esbanjar.
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B sentir-se à vontade.
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C ocupar-se com.
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D entreter-se.
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E ter /sentir vontade.
Analyze the sentences according to structure and grammar use.
1. The (‘s) in “The Amazon is often called the lungs of the earth and produces 20% of the world’s oxygen.”, is the contraction for the verb to be (is).
2. In “In order to work in the park, conservationists need a reliable map. However, no map existed, and they didn’t have enough knowledge to make one on their own.”, the underlined pronouns refer to ‘conservationists’
3. The phrasal verb ‘cut down’, in the second paragraph, means to reduce the amount.
4. The negative form of “They came up with the idea of involving local tribes to help them, combining modern and ancient methods to produce a map.” is They didn’t come up with the idea of involving local tribes to help them, combining modern and ancient methods to not produce a map.
Choose the alternative which presents the correct sentences.
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A Only sentence 1 is correct.
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B Only sentences 2 and 4 are correct.
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C Only sentences 1 and 3 are correct.
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D Only sentences 1, 3 and 4 are correct.
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E Only sentences 1, 2 and 3 are correct
Read the following sentences and complete, respectively, with the appropriate phrasal verb.
I. “Our sofa is really old. We need to ___ it.”
II. “After showing James the pie charts and diagrams,
I was finally able to ___ him.” III. “I feel sorry for Andrew. His brother's always ___ him even when he’s done nothing wrong.
IV. If Mel thinks she's going to ___ being late again, she's terribly mistaken!”
- A get up to – get rid of – getting on with – get through to.
- B get rid of – get through to – getting at – get away with.
- C get on with – get up to – getting through to – get rid of.
- D get throught to – get on with – getting up to – get over.
- E All answers are incorrect.
Complete the sentence using the correct phrasal verb.
Brian started doing a French course, but he __________ after a few weeks.
- A drop in.
- B take off.
- C dropped out.
- D get out.