L4 Language Styles 5.The relationship between the management and workers is extremely/really important. 6.Suggestions springing up from/arising from the study will be presented 7.Crash test dummies are really important for/an integral part of automotive crash tests. 8.According to a recent study,just about/nearly 25%of all cell phone users view text messaging as an important source of entertainment. Ex.4-12:Underline the phrasal verbs in the sentences and replace them with a verb from the list below.Change the verb form where necessary. fluctuate investigate eliminate raise reduce propose intervene determine 1.Researchers have been looking into the problem for 15 years. 2.This issue was brought up during the seminar._ 3.It is assumed that the management knows what is happening and will therefore step in if there is a problem. 4.Schools cannot altogether get rid of the problem of truancy 5.The number of staff has been cut down recently. 6.It was very difficult to find out exactly what happened. 7.House prices have a tendency to go up and down._ 8.A potential solution was put forward two years ago. Ex.4-13:Replace the phrasal verbs with a formal single verb 1.The locals could not put up with the visitors from the city. 2.The decline was brought about by cheap imports 3.The university is thinking about recruiting more students. 4.Sales are likely to drop off in the third quarter. 5.The meeting was put off until December. 6.Given our fast-paced society,people must routinely put creative solutions to unexpected problems into practice. 7.Some people have cut down on their consumption of beef. 8.The cinema was pulled down ten years ago. Ex.4-14:Use a formal word or phrase to replace the italicized. 1.The reaction of the officials was sort ofnegative. 2.The economic outlook is nice. 3.The new method we have adopted seems good. 4.She was given the sack because of her poor record. 5.The competition we are facing has gotten more intense. 6.Many urban areas do not have enough land to build new public schools. 7.Allergic reactions to local dental anesthesia do not happen very often. 8.The doors on these ferries were made bigger to make it easier to load vehicles. 8/9L4 Language Styles 8 / 9 5. The relationship between the management and workers is extremely/really important. 6. Suggestions springing up from/arising from the study will be presented. 7. Crash test dummies are really important for/an integral part of automotive crash tests. 8. According to a recent study, just about/nearly 25% of all cell phone users view text messaging as an important source of entertainment. Ex. 4-12: Underline the phrasal verbs in the sentences and replace them with a verb from the list below. Change the verb form where necessary. fluctuate investigate eliminate raise reduce propose intervene determine 1. Researchers have been looking into the problem for 15 years. 2. This issue was brought up during the seminar. 3. It is assumed that the management knows what is happening and will therefore step in if there is a problem. 4. Schools cannot altogether get rid of the problem of truancy. 5. The number of staff has been cut down recently. 6. It was very difficult to find out exactly what happened. 7. House prices have a tendency to go up and down. 8. A potential solution was put forward two years ago. Ex. 4-13: Replace the phrasal verbs with a formal single verb. 1. The locals could not put up with the visitors from the city. 2. The decline was brought about by cheap imports. 3. The university is thinking about recruiting more students. 4. Sales are likely to drop off in the third quarter. 5. The meeting was put off until December. 6. Given our fast-paced society, people must routinely put creative solutions to unexpected problems into practice. 7. Some people have cut down on their consumption of beef. 8. The cinema was pulled down ten years ago. Ex. 4-14: Use a formal word or phrase to replace the italicized. 1. The reaction of the officials was sort of negative. _______________________ 2. The economic outlook is nice. ______________________ 3. The new method we have adopted seems good._________________ 4. She was given the sack because of her poor record. __________________ 5. The competition we are facing has gotten more intense. _________________ 6. Many urban areas do not have enough land to build new public schools. ___________ 7. Allergic reactions to local dental anesthesia do not happen very often. ___________ 8. The doors on these ferries were made bigger to make it easier to load vehicles. __________