Mar 2, 2017
- Study box. Read these sentences carefully.
1. I’ve eaten so much that I can’t do my trousers up! 2. He couldn’t do up the buttons on his coat. 3. The skirt was far too small for her—she couldn’t even do it up. 4. He wore a long coat that was done up at the neck. - Use the sentences in the study box to help you do these exercises.
- Choose the best explanation of this meaning of ‘do something up’:
- to make something tight
- to fasten or close something
- Which of these can you do up?
- a jacket
- fingers
- a zip
- socks
- a button
- Which of these are grammatically possible?
- He did his coat up.
- He did up his coat.
- He did it up.
- He did up it.
- His coat was done up.
- Choose the best explanation of this meaning of ‘do something up’:
- Respond to the following, using a form of ‘do something up’ in each answer:
- A: Do you think this jacket is smart enough?
B: Yes, if (it) - A: Why didn’t you buy those jeans?
B: They were too small. I couldn’t (zip) - A: I just tripped and fell.
B: I’m not surprised. Your laces were not
- A: Do you think this jacket is smart enough?
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