- This test assesses your knowledge of Phrasal Verbs.
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- Note down the phrasal verbs you are not aware of.
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Phrasal Verbs: Ground
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Question 1 |
Choose the correct usage:
Although I hated the work, but I ground away until I finished it. | |
He firmly declared that he wouldn’t go home until he had ground it off. |
Question 1 Explanation:
The correct phrase is ‘grind away’,which means to keep working at something.
Question 2 |
Choose the correct usage:
His negativity grounds me up. | |
His negativity grounds me down. |
Question 2 Explanation:
The correct phrase is ‘grind down’, which means to reduce or destroy someone’s enthusiasm.
Question 3 |
Choose the correct usage:
He ground the paste onto the table. | |
She ground her finger into the button. |
Question 3 Explanation:
The correct phrase is ‘ground into’, which means to press or twist something hard into something else.
Question 4 |
Choose the correct usage:
Jack was still grinding on about football after we left. | |
His constant grinding over about politics annoys me a lot. |
Question 4 Explanation:
The correct phrase is ‘grind on’, which means to talk endlessly.
Question 5 |
Choose the correct usage:
It is not an easy to ground up an original essay every week. | |
It is not an easy task to ground out an original essay every week. |
Question 5 Explanation:
The correct phrase is ‘ground out’, which means to produce something with great difficulty.
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