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1. talk... out of p.v. When you talk people out of something or talk people out of doing something, you persuade them not to do it.

That man was going to jump off the building, but the police officer talked him out of it.

Erik's parents talked him out of changing his major from business to philosophy.

EXERCISE 46a — Complete the sentences with phrasal verbs from this section. Be sure the phrasal verbs are in the correct tense.

1. My daughter is trying to ________ me ________ getting her a pony, but I keep telling her we can't afford one.

2. When I ordered my computer, I had them _______ _______ some extra memory.

3. It was a nice surprise to ________ ________ Aunt Kathy today. I hadn't seen her in years.

4. Don't tell your mother you're going to shave your head — she'll ________ ________.

5. Joe says he's going to quit school, and we can't ________ him ________ ________it.

6. Their sleazy son-in-law________them________lending him $14,000.

7. It was so dark last night that I ________ ________ a tree and broke my nose.

8. Nancy and Tom don't have anything in common — that doesn't ________ ________ a happy marriage.

9. Don't trust Marvin — he'll _______ you ________ ________ your last penny.

10. When the enemy soldiers attacked, we ________ ________ the woods.

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EXERCISE 46b — Write answers to the questions using phrasal verbs and participle adjectives from this section. Be sure the phrasal verbs are in the correct tense.

1. Karen is trying to persuade me to help her paint her house. What is Karen trying to do?

2. Francisco unexpectedly met Raul downtown a couple of days ago. What did Francisco do?

3. That lawyer is lying to you and trying to persuade you to give him everything you own. What is the lawyer trying to do?

4. Having both of my ex-wives at the party will make the evening very uncomfortable. What will having both of my ex-wives at the party do?

5. That dishonest guy deceived my Aunt Kathy to get her to sell her house for a lot less than it's worth. What did the dishonest guy do to my Aunt Kathy?

6. Carmen is upset and very nervous because she can't find her children at the shopping center. What is Carmen doing?

7. When my house was constructed, a shelf for a TV was made in the wall. What was done to the wall?

8. In Question 7, how would you describe the shelf?

9. Bob has decided to quit his job, and no one can persuade him not to. What can no one do to Bob?

EXERCISE 46c — Write eight original sentences using phrasal verbs from this section.

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8. ______________________________________________________

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EXERCISE 46d, Review — Complete the sentences with these nouns from previous sections. To check their meanings, review the section number given after each one.

1. The guy that got arrested didn't have enough money for bail, so he was put in the ________.

2. The baseball player had a few bad years, but last year he made an amazing ___________ and had his best year ever.

3. Not one person was left alive after the battle — it was a complete ___________.

4. ___________ is two hours before the flight.

5. The hotel's ____________ time is 11:00 a.m.

6. There was a tragic ___________ at the hospital — a patient's healthy left kidney was removed instead of his diseased right kidney.

7. The detective asked the store owner for a complete list of items stolen during the ________.

8. Is this a ___________ or a delivery?

9. After the military ___________, hundreds of people were executed.

10. Unfortunately, I sold my house before the big ___________ in real estate prices.

11. The truck driver was killed in an accident after she had a ___________ on the highway.

EXERCISE 46e, Review — Complete the sentences with these phrasal verbs from previous sections. Be sure the phrasal verbs are in the correct tense. To check their meanings, review the section number given after each one.

1. Sooner or later he'll get tired of running from the police, and he'll ________ himself ________.

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2. I ________ my children ________ to be honest.

3. When we leave our summer home to go back to the city, we always ________ it ________ securely.

4. I took three aspirin, but this headache still hasn't ________ ________.

5. Do you know what "Ph.D."________________?

6. I usually check my work pretty carefully. I don't know how this mistake ________ ________me.

7. Worrying about how I'm going to find the money to pay my taxes is really ________ me ________.

8. I'm tired of listening to my brother talk about winning four million dollars in the lottery. I wish he would just ________ ________.

9. Those new computers are really fast, but I'm going to ________ ________ the one I have; it's fine for writing letters.

10. The tennis player had to retire when his elbow ________ ________.

11. I'm going to talk to my husband about ________ the garage ________ an apartment for my mother.

12. Joe promised that he'd help me fix my car yesterday, but he never came; he just ________ me________.

13. Joe does that sort of thing all the time, and it's very rude. He really.________ me ________.

14. The door was locked, so I knocked on it again and again until someone ________ me ________.

15. What did Nancy do to get herself ________ ________ of school?

16. When I heard about the crazy thing that Nancy had done at school, I ________ ________ laughing.

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