Each sentence given below contains an incomplete phrasal verb. You have to complete the expression by supplying a preposition or particle. Choose your answers from the given options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1. He could not account \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 his absence from work. (for \/ up \/ to)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2. There is no harm in acting \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 your fantasies. (up \/ on \/ out)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
3. The children started acting \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 when the teacher left the classroom. (on \/ up \/ out)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
4. Did you add \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. the cost of the accessories you bought? (in \/ on \/ out)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
5. Her explanations just don\u2019t add \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. . (in \/ up \/ out)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
6. I don\u2019t like children who answer \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 . (out \/ back \/ up)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
7. Everybody will have to answer \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 their actions. (for \/ to \/ on)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
8. I am going to apply \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. that job. (for \/ on \/ to)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
9. He has been languishing in the prison for several weeks, but nobody has come asking \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. him. (about \/ around \/ after)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
10. I will ask \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. and see if there is a vacancy for a Spanish translator. (around \/ about \/ after)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1. He could not account for<\/strong> his absence from work. (To account for an action is to explain it.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2. There is no harm in acting out <\/strong>your fantasies. (To act out is to express your ideas or feelings.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 3. The children started acting up <\/strong>when the teacher left the classroom. (To act up is to misbehave.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 4. Did you add in<\/strong> the cost of the accessories you bought? (To add in something is to include it.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 5. Her explanations just don\u2019t add up<\/strong>. (If something adds up, it makes sense.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 6. I don\u2019t like children who answer back<\/strong>. (To answer back is to reply rudely.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 7. Everybody will have to answer for<\/strong> their actions. (To answer for your actions is to take responsibility for something wrong you may have done.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 8. I am going to apply for<\/strong> that job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 9. He has been languishing in the prison for several weeks, but nobody has come asking after <\/strong>him. (To ask after somebody is to inquire how they are getting on.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 10. I will ask about \/ around<\/strong> and see if there is a vacancy for a Spanish translator. (To ask about \/ around is to make inquiries.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Each sentence given below contains an incomplete phrasal verb. You have to complete the expression by supplying a preposition or particle. Choose your answers from the given options. Phrasal verbs exercise 1. He could...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[3],"class_list":["post-173","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-grammar-exercises","tag-phrasal-verbs-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=173"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":76880,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173\/revisions\/76880"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=173"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=173"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=173"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}