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You've uploaded a worksheet that tests knowledge of phrasal verbs and correct sentence structure, particularly focusing on:

- Choosing the right phrasal verb to complete a sentence.
- Adjusting the tense when needed.
- Selecting the grammatically correct version between two options.

Let’s go through each section and explain the answers.

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## ✔ SECTION 1: Complete the blanks with phrasal verbs (and adjust tense if needed)

Phrasal verbs given:
> (wake up) — (tidy up) — (look after) — (fall down) — (find out)
> (turn on) — (give up) — (get on with) — (come back) — (set up)

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1. My mother woke me up in the middle of the night. (Past)

✔️ Correct. “Wake up” → past tense = woke up. The object “me” goes between “woke” and “up”.

> 💡 *Note: When the object is a pronoun (me, him, her, etc.), it goes IN BETWEEN the verb and particle: “woke me up”, not “woke up me”.*

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2. He turned on the TV. (Past) 📺

✔️ Correct. “Turn on” → past tense = turned on. Object “the TV” can go after: “turned on the TV”.

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3. Did you tidy up the kitchen? It was such a mess.

✔️ Correct. “Tidy up” is used here in the base form after “did”. No tense change needed for the main verb in questions with “did”.

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4. You are so talented, don’t give up painting. 🎨

✔️ Correct. “Give up” = to stop doing something. Used correctly in imperative form (“don’t give up”).

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5. The vase fell down before we saw it. (Past)

✔️ Correct. “Fall down” → past tense = fell down. Describes an object collapsing or dropping.

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6. I’ll be out of town this week, can you look after my cat? 🐱

✔️ Correct. “Look after” = to take care of someone/something. Perfect fit here.

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7. I don’t get on with my brother-in-law.

✔️ Correct. “Get on with” = to have a good relationship with someone. Negative form: “don’t get on with”.

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8. Can we set up the meeting next month?

✔️ Correct. “Set up” = to arrange or organize something. Used correctly in present simple question form.

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9. We have to find out what she’s doing right away.

✔️ Correct. “Find out” = to discover information. Fits perfectly.

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10. What time did you come back to home yesterday? I was very worried. ⏰

⚠️ Almost correct — but there’s a small error!

➡️ Correction: “come back to home” ✘ → should be “come back home” ✔

> 💡 *“Home” is an adverb, not a noun, in this context. So we say “come back home”, not “come back to home”.*

✔ So the corrected sentence:
What time did you come back home yesterday?

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## ✔ SECTION 2: Choose the correct answer. Circle the yellow box if both are acceptable.

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1. My mother switched off the light. / My mother switched the light off.

🟨 B (yellow box circled) — Both are acceptable!

> 💡 In phrasal verbs like “switch off”, the object can go either between the verb and particle (“switched the light off”) or after the particle (“switched off the light”). Both are correct.

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2. I did not want to bring up the situation at the meeting. / I did not want to bring the situation up at the meeting.

🟨 B — Again, both are acceptable.

> 💡 “Bring up” = to mention something. With a long object (“the situation”), it’s more natural to put it between the verb and particle: “bring the situation up”. But both forms are grammatically correct.

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3. Oh no, it looks like we’ve run out of yogurt / Oh no, it looks like we’ve run out yogurt of.

✔ Only the first option is correct:
“we’ve run out of yogurt”

> ✘ Second option: “run out yogurt of” — incorrect word order.
> 💡 “Run out of” is a fixed phrasal verb meaning “to use all of something”. The preposition “of” must follow “out”.

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4. Her students write down everything she says. / Her students write everything she says down.

🟨 B — Both are acceptable.

> 💡 “Write down” = to record something. With a long object (“everything she says”), it’s common to place it between “write” and “down”. But both structures are correct.

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5. I have decided to take up skydiving. / I have decided to take skydiving up.

✔ Only the first option is correct:
“take up skydiving”

> ✘ Second option: “take skydiving up” — awkward and incorrect.
> 💡 “Take up” = to begin a new hobby or activity. “Skydiving” is the object, so it comes AFTER “take up”. You cannot split “take up” with a long object like this — it’s unnatural and ungrammatical.

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6. Her friend grew up in North Korea. / Her friend grew in North Korea up.

✔ Only the first option is correct:
“grew up in North Korea”

> ✘ Second option: “grew in North Korea up” — completely wrong.
> 💡 “Grow up” = to mature or become an adult. The phrase is inseparable in this context — you can’t insert “in North Korea” between “grew” and “up”. The prepositional phrase “in North Korea” modifies “grew up” as a whole.

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## ✍️ FINAL ANSWER SUMMARY:

Section 1 — All sentences are correct except #10:

- #10 Correction: Change “come back to home” → “come back home”

Section 2 — Correct choices:

1. 🟨 B (both acceptable)
2. 🟨 B (both acceptable)
3. ✔ First option only
4. 🟨 B (both acceptable)
5. ✔ First option only
6. ✔ First option only

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✔ Well done overall! Most answers are correct. Just remember:
- “Come back home” (not “to home”)
- “Run out of” (fixed preposition)
- “Take up [hobby]” — don’t split
- “Grow up in [place]” — don’t split

Let me know if you’d like to practice more phrasal verbs! 😊