Fill in the blanks with an appropriate phrasal verb.
1You will need a truck to ............... all these old books.
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"Carry off" can mean to remove or transport something away.
2She ............... her role really well.
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"Carried off" means performed something difficult successfully.
3Every year epidemics ............... thousands of people.
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"Carry off" can mean to cause someone to die, especially from illness.
4She moved to the city to ............... with her work.
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"Carry on (with)" means to continue doing something.
5You cannot ............... spending money like that if you do not want to end up in debt.
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"Carry on" means to continue doing something.
6It is difficult to ............... a conversation if you do not know the language.
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"Carry on" means to maintain or continue an activity such as a conversation.
7As my subordinate, your duty is to ............... my instructions.
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"Carry out" means to do or obey instructions.
8They ............... several experiments to prove their theory.
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"Carried out" means performed or conducted an activity such as an experiment.
9His personal problems ............... to his work.
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"Carried over" means continued from one situation into another.
10Though she was extremely tired, she ............... to the finish.
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"Carried through" means continued and succeeded despite difficulty.
11We don't have enough supplies to carry us ............... the winter.
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"Through" completes the expression "carry someone through" a difficult period.
12Her faith ............... difficult times.
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"Carried her through" means helped her survive or manage difficult times.
Answers
- You will need a truck to carry off all these old books.
- She carried off her role really well.
- Every year epidemics carry off thousands of people.
- She moved to the city to carry on with her work.
- You cannot carry on spending money like that if you do not want to end up in debt.
- It is difficult to carry on a conversation if you do not know the language.
- As my subordinate, your duty is to carry out my instructions.
- They carried out several experiments to prove their theory.
- His personal problems carried over to his work.
- Though she was extremely tired, she carried through to the finish.
- We don’t have enough supplies to carry us through the winter.
- Her faith carried her through difficult times.