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1. wipe ... up p.v. When you completely remove a liquid from a surface by moving a towel or sponge across it with a sweeping motion, you wipe the liquid up. (Wipe up is similar to wipe off; however, you wipe up a liquid, but you wipe off the surface the liquid is on.)

Susie spilled her milk, and her mother told her to wipe it all up.

You'd better wipe up the water on the bathroom floor before someone falls.

EXERCISE 22a — Complete the sentences with phrasal verbs from this section. Be sure the phrasal verbs are in the correct tense.

1. Don't ________ ________ the potato chips. Leave some for me.

2. We have to ________ the hole in this boat ________ fast before it sinks.

3. It ________ me ________ when people smoke in a nonsmoking section.

4. There was a lot of confusion about the new plan, so we asked Tom to ________ it ________ for us.

5. The bill collector threatened to repossess my car if I didn't ________________.

6. The pain I had in my shoulder ______ right ______ after I tried the new therapy.

7. Okay, let's ________ ________ the points to see who won the game.

8. It was cloudy in the morning, but around 11:00 it ________ right ________.

9. It hasn't rained in months, so this dry forest will really ________ ________ if there's a fire.

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10. Would you get a towel and ________ ________ the coffee you spilled?

11. I'll put your dinner in the refrigerator, and you can ________ it________when you come home.

12. I'm going to ________ ________ all these old papers in the fireplace.

13. I didn't have any insurance, so paying for those hospital bills really ________ _______ all my savings.

EXERCISE 22b — Write three sentences using the objects in parentheses. Be sure to put the objects in the right place.

1. They burned up. (the wood, it)

2. He ought to clear up. (the misunderstanding, it)

3. Would you count up? (the votes, them)

4. Have they eaten up? (all the candy, it)

5. I can't plug up. (the hole, it)

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6. Wipe up right now! (that water, it)

EXERCISE 22c — 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. You completely blocked the drain so that water couldn't go through it. What did you do to the drain?

2. In Question 1, how would you describe the drain?

3. I'm putting my coffee in the microwave to make it hotter. What am I doing to my coffee?

4. In Question 3, how would you describe my coffee after I take it out of the microwave?

5. Erik hasn't counted all the money. What hasn't Erik done?

6. You'll pay all your late mortgage payments. What will you do to your mortgage?

7. In Question 6, how will you be regarding your mortgage?

8. The police used fire to destroy all the drugs. What did the police do?

9. In Question 8, how would you describe the drugs now?

10. My disease went away immediately. What did my disease do?

11. Sarah is cleaning up all the orange juice that she spilled on the floor. What is Sarah doing?

12. Carlos always eats all his baby food, and he eats it quickly. What does Carlos do?

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EXERCISE 22d, 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. I'll be there when you need me. You can ________ ________ me.

2. Do you think these shoes ________ ________ my dress?

3. _______ ________ so that you have everything you need when you get there.

4. Linda is here in the office somewhere — she ________ ________ at 8:52.

5. Linda always leaves at 5:00, and it's almost 6:00 now, so I'm sure she has already _______ .

6. That guy is crazy. He ought to be ________ ________.

7. When you finish with the job application, you can ______ it ______ to the secretary.

8. I don't think we should make any changes now. Let's ________ ________ our original plan.

9. The party will be casual, so you don't have to ________ ________.

10. Maria told me she would be in the library between 7:00 and 8:00, but I ________ _______ and couldn't find her.

11. There's some broken glass there — don't ________ ________ it.

12. I hope it rains soon. The lake is starting to ________ ________.

13. _______________your coat — it's fifteen degrees below zero outside.

14. Janice hates her job, and she _______ it _______ _______ her husband.

15. I'm ________________ San Diego, and I should get there by late afternoon.

16. I'll stay in San Diego for a week and then ________ ________ to Los Angeles.

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