Answer the following questions to check your knowledge of simple sentences.
Choose the sentences with phrasal verbs (idiomatic meaning).
Example
Choose the sentence with a phrasal verb. The teacher called on John to speak in class. The teacher called John on Monday. The correct answer is "The teacher called on John to speak in class."
Choose the sentence with a phrasal verb.
Harriet allowed her daughter to pick her dress out.
Harriet told her daughter to pick her dress out of the pile of clothes.
At midnight, my husband told me he was going to turn in.
At midnight, my husband began to turn in the bed.
Mandi had difficulty turning on the street because there were too many cars in the way.
Mandi had difficulty turning on the car.
Thomas ran across an old copy of Moby Dick in the bookstore.
Thomas ran across the street.
Please cut the coupon out of the paper.
Please cut that out!
Would you mind bringing up the paper?
Would you like to bring up the issue with the boss, or should I do it?
My children get on well with each other.
My children get on our bed in the morning to wake us up.
Nicola kicked her brother out of her room.
Nicola kicked the ball out of her room.
Cassie wanted to hand in her assignment early.
Cassie put her hand in the water before she got into the bathtub.
The detective looked into the murder.
The detective looked into the house through the window.
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