PUT somebody OUT

Mar 2, 2017

Study box. Read these sentences carefully.

1. I didn’t want to put my aunt out, so I only stayed one night with her.
2. I’d love a cup of tea, if it doesn’t put you out too much.
3. Would it put your parents out if we brought the kids with us?
Use the sentences in the study box to help you do these exercises.
- Which of the following is the best explanation of the meaning of this use of ‘put somebody out’?
  - to make somebody leave a place or a job
  - to make trouble, problems or extra work for somebody
  - to make somebody angry or annoyed
- Which of these are grammatically possible?
  - She put her family out.
  - She put out her family.
  - She put them out.
  - She put out them.
  - She put it out.
Decide whether somebody or something has put the speaker out or not, according to what he/she says.
- I’m going into town anyway, so it’s no trouble to take Harry to school.
  - Yes
  - No
- He stayed with us for three whole weeks, which was rather difficult.
  - Yes
  - No
- This is the third time I’ve done this journey today!
  - Yes
  - No
- Jane stayed for dinner, which was lovely.
  - Yes
  - No
There is a grammatical mistake in each of these sentences. Can you find them and correct them?
- I hope our arriving late didn’t put yourself out at all.
  check you answer
  I hope our arriving late didn’t put you out at all.
  - correct
  - incorrect
- Would it put out you too much if he came to stay for a day or two?
  check you answer
  Would it put you out too much if he came to stay for a day or two?
  - correct
  - incorrect

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