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Phrasal Prepositional Verbs

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  • Tony came down with/came up with a fever last night so he won't be at football practice tonight.
    came down with
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  • I've been waiting here for an hour. This city is facing up to/is crying out for better public transport.
    is crying out for
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  • Listen, you are not going to succeed if you are lazy all the time. You need to face up to/look down it.
    face up to
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  • I have looked down on/came up with a great idea... How about a holiday in Slovakia this year?
    came up with
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  • I'm sure that he faces up/looks down on me because he always speaks to me so rudely.
    looks down on
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  • I'm not putting up/down with this any longer!
    up
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  • That kid is crying in/out for a talking-to! He's so annoying.
    out
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  • I just came up with/for a brilliant plan. Can I tell you about it?
    with
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  • Why are you breaking in/up on this conversation? It has nothing to do with you.
    in
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  • He's a wonderful dad. I really look up with/to him
    to
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  • It's time to face up on/to the facts. You failed because you made no effort at all.
    to
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  • I feel terrible. I think I'm coming in/down with a cold or something.
    down
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  • True or False? Phrasal prepositional verbs consist of a verb plus two other elements.
    True
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  • True or False? Like prepositional verbs, phrasal prepositional verbs are intransitive, and do not take an object.
    False
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  • True or False? Many phrasal prepositional verbs have a one-word equivalent verb.
    True
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  • True or False? Phrasal verbs and prepositional phrasal verbs are two names for the same thing.
    False
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