Answer Key
Exercise 2
Are the following sentences correct?
1. Why did you give it off? You could have won.That is incorrect. Correct is: Why did you give it up? You could have won.
2. When will the contract run out?That is correct.
3. When did the plane take up?That is incorrect. Correct is: When did the plane take off?
4. Do you think she will get up the troubles?That is incorrect. Correct is: Do you think she will get over the troubles?
5. The budget has to be cut off.That is incorrect. Correct is: The budget has to be cut down.
6. Did Jack turn up?That is correct.
7. The meeting has been put down.That is incorrect. Correct is: The meeting has been put off.
8. Let's run in all the instructions again.That is incorrect. Correct is: Let&039;s run through all the instructions again.
9. She left away her address.That is incorrect. Correct is: She left out her address.
10. All the money went on the new equipment.That is correct.