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1. take... over (to) p.v. When you take something from one place to another, you take it over or take it over to a person or place.

Jane's at home sick, so I'm going to take some chicken soup over.

After I finished my report, I took it over to the finance department.

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2. take... over p.v. When people, groups, or countries take control of a place by force, they take it over.

After the government troops fled, the country was taken over by the rebels.

The hijackers took over the plane and ordered the pilot to fly to Havana.

takeover n. A takeover is an action to take control of a country, city, building, or other place by force.

If the situation doesn't stabilize soon, there's a real chance of a military takeover.

3. take over (from/as) p.v. When people are elected, appointed, or hired to take control of a country, state, city, business, school, building, and so on, and to replace the people in control, they take over, take over as something, or take over from someone.

Cartos Ortega will be taking over as sales manager next year.

Ortega took over from Margaret Cummings, who had been the sales manager for 14 years.

takeover n. When people who are elected, appointed, or hired take control of a country, state, city, business, school, building, and so on, and replace the people in control, a takeover occurs.

After the takeover, the new president made a lot of changes.

4. take over (for) p.v. When you start to do a job or some work that other people are doing in order to allow them to take a break or because the previous shift has ended and a new shift has begun, you take over. When you assume an obligation or accept responsibility from someone, you take it over.

We work from 4:00 p.m. to midnight, and then the graveyard shift takes over.

When Linda was sick she couldn't care for her children, so her sister took over for her until she was well again.

1. wipe... out p.v. When you remove dirt or liquid from the inside of a container with a cloth, sponge, or paper towel, you wipe it out.

Wipe the microwave out — it's got spaghetti sauce inside it.

I wiped out the inside of the glasses so they wouldn't dry with spots.

2. wipe... out p.v. When you are trying to kill people, weeds, insects, and so on, and you kill all of them, you wipe them out.

An entire regiment was wiped out in the battle.

The general said he would wipe out the rebels.

wipeout n. A situation in which all people, weeds, insects, and so on, are killed is a wipeout.

The battle was a complete wipeout. Not a single soldier survived.

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EXERCISE 39a — Complete the sentences with phrasal verbs from this section. Be sure the phrasal verbs are in the correct tense.

1. Your pictures are ready and can be ________ ________ between 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.

2. I didn't get the book I wanted because the store was _______ _______ of them.

3. There's a lot of confusion about the new policy. We need to have a meeting to _______ everything ________.

4. The vice-president ________ ________ after the president died.

5. Susie, your room is very messy. Come in here and _______ it _______ right now!

6. Mr. Nelson asked me to ________ ________ for Lydia while she's on vacation.

7. Sales of air conditioners always ________ ________ in the spring.

8. If we get a bigger antenna, we might be able to _____ a lot more stations ______.

9. It took me an hour to ________ ________ everything for the beef stew.

10. The soldiers were ordered to ________ ________ the rebels.

11. Sally called and asked me to _______ _______ a few things on the way home.

12. A country this small could be _________ _________ in a few days.

13. I wish I hadn't _________ _________ on bread. Now I can't finish my dinner.

14. I'm going to play golf with Charles next week. He's really good, so maybe I can ______ ________ a few ways to improve my game.

15. The theater _________ _________ ten minutes before the start of the opera.

16. My car's frame was so badly damaged in the accident that there was no way it could be ________.

17. You don't need to take any money to the restaurant. Karen said she would ______ ________ the check.

18. Don't just clean the outsides of the desks — ________ the insides ________, too.

19. I'll be arriving at 3:40 a.m. Would _______ me _______ that early be a problem?

20. Hank's giving orders like he's the president of the company. Someone needs to _____ ___ him ________.

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21. Smoking is a bad habit that I ________ ________ in the Navy.

22. Let's ________ ________ these canteens before we begin our hike.

23. This couch is really heavy. Can you help me ________ it ________?

24. After you get your paycheck, you can _______ it ______ to the cashier to cash it.

25. Can you believe what Hank did? He tried to________________the boss's daughter at the company picnic.

26. I finished page 47 yesterday, so I'll ________ ________ on page 48 today.

27. You can ________ my name ________ the list; I've changed my mind.

EXERCISE 39b — Write three sentences using the objects in parentheses. Be sure to put the objects in the right place.

1. Have you chopped up? (the onions, them)

2. You can cross off. (Linda's name, her)

3. Fill up with water, (the aquarium, it)

4. I need to pick up at the train station, (my parents, them)

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5. Can you straighten out? (this mess, it)

6. The rebels took over. (the royal palace, it)

7. They wiped out. (the palace guard, them)

EXERCISE 39c — Write answers to the questions using phrasal verbs, participle adjectives, and nouns from this section. Be sure the phrasal verbs are in the correct tense.

1. The construction business always improves in the spring. What does the construction business always do?

2. Pirates might take control of the ship. What might happen to the ship?

3. In Question 2, if pirates took control of the ship, what would this action be called?

4. There was a misunderstanding at work, but Nicole explained everything to the people involved, and now they understand. What did she do?

5. In Question 4, how would you describe the misunderstanding now?

6. Frank was supposed to go to the factory so he could give Ned a ride home. What was supposed to happen to Ned?

7. All the people in the town will be killed when the enemy captures it. What will happen to all the people in the town?

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8. Someone ought to draw a line through Karen's name on the list. What ought to be done to Karen's name?

9. In Question 8, how would you describe Karen's name after someone draws a line through it?

10. Sarah went to the store to buy a CD, but they had all been sold. What did the store do?

11. In Question 10, how would you describe the CDs?

12. Tom tried to buy a ticket for the concert, but all the tickets had been sold. Why couldn't Tom buy a ticket for the concert?

13. You cut some bacon into very small pieces before you put it on your salad. What was done to the bacon?

14. The laundry closes at 6:00, so Jane has to go there before 6:00 to get her dress. What has to be done to the dress?

15. The copilot flew the plane so that the pilot could eat dinner. What did the copilot do?

16. Todd often asks me to stop at the store and buy a newspaper. What does Todd often ask me to do?

17. I'll tell Susie not to make the water in the bathtub rise all the way to the top. What will I tell Susie?

18. I stopped writing my book at page 94 and later started writing again on page 95. What did I do?

EXERCISE 39d, 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. David's mother told him she'd like some grandchildren, but he's having too much fun as a bachelor and isn't interested in ________________.

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2. I didn't finish my work because I was training a new employee, and explaining everything really ________ me ________.

3. Bob's doctor told him he was doing too much weight lifting and that he should _______ ______.

4. The movie wasn't the same as the novel. Several characters were ______ ______.

5. When I caught my sixteen-year-old daughter smoking cigarettes, I really ________ ______.

6. I didn't say you could use my car. ________ ________ those keys right now!

7. There must be something wrong with my camera — none of the pictures I took ________ ______.

8. Can I borrow your food processor? I promise I'll _______ it _______ tomorrow.

9. We've been working since 7:00 a.m. Let's______________and finish tomorrow.

10. Everything on the menu looks delicious. I just can't _______ _______ my mind.

11. If you don't stop _________ _________ me, I'm going to tell Mommy.

12. I told Mark not to pet the lion, but he didn't listen, and his hand was ________ ______.

13. He realized he was lost, so he _________ his car _________ and looked at a map.

14. My son asked me for a motorcycle for his birthday, but I told him no, so he's trying to ________ me ________ by asking me again and again and again.

15. I gave my job application to the human resources director, and he said he'd ________ it ________ and give me a call.

16. Do you have any glue? One of the arms has _______ _______this ceramic doll.

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