ACADEMIC ALTERNATIVES TO PHRASAL VERBS

Before the meeting ends, I need to RAISE a point the importing of chocolate.

• BRING UP

• PUT OFF

• COME UP WITH

• GIVE UP

I GIVE UP, I’m not interested in this anymore!

• RAISE

• SURRENDER

• POSTPONED

• DISCOVERED

I’m sorry to say that the meeting has been POSTPONED until next January.

• BRING UP

• GIVE UP

• CAME ACROSS

• PUT OFF

Sara has COME UP WITH an interesting new plan.

• PRODUCED

• DISCOVERED

• RECOVER

• UNDERSTAND

She was requested to HOST one of the volunteers.

• PUT UP

• TURN UP

• GET OVER

• MAKE OUT

For some reason, they failed to TURN UP on Wednesday.

• PRODUCED

• HOST

• UNDERSTAND

• ARRIVE

It took them a long time to RECOVER from the death of their colleague.

• MAKE OUT

• GET OVER

• CAME ACROSS

• BRING UP

The doctor told her to KEEP ON taking the medicine.

• CONTINUE

• RAISE

• POSTPONED

• PRODUCED

Although she was listening very carefully, she couldn’t MAKE OUT what he was saying.

• CONTINUE

• UNDERSTAND

• ARRIVE

• PRODUCED

He DISCOVERED an extraordinary story while searching the Internet.

• BRING UP

• CAME ACROSS

• PUT UP

• TURN UP