Mar 2, 2017
- Study box. Read these sentences carefully.
1. Why did you turn down the invitation to Kate and Joe’s wedding? 2. I can’t believe he turned the company’s offer down flat. 3. She keeps inviting me to visit her in Scotland but I always turn her down. 4. Their proposals have been turned down because they will cost too much. 5. I’ve just been turned down for another job. - Use the sentences in the box to help you do these exercises.
- Choose the correct meaning of this use of turn somebody or something down:
- to reject or refuse somebody or something
- to remove or destroy somebody or something
- Which of the following can you turn down?
- an invitation
- an offer
- a party
- a job
- a wedding
- a proposal
- Which of these are grammatically possible?
- She turned the offer down.
- She turned down the offer.
- She turned it down.
- She turned down him.
- The offer was turned down.
- He was turned down.
- Choose the correct meaning of this use of turn somebody or something down:
- Complete the following sentences with the correct form of ‘turn somebody or something down’ and one of the objects below:
- Every record company had . . . so they produced the album themselves.
- turned the band down
- turned down the plans
- turned down the chance
- turning him down
- turn down a place
- They were very disappointed when the Council . . . for a larger school.
- turned the band down
- turned down the plans
- turned down the chance
- turning him down
- turn down a place
- Early in his career he . . . of playing the title role m a Hollywood movie.
- turned the band down
- turned down the plans
- turned down the chance
- turning him down
- turn down a place
- Sadly, he had to . . . on a graduate course when his mother fell ill.
- turned the band down
- turned down the plans
- turned down the chance
- turning him down
- turn down a place
- She thought he was so attractive that she couldn’t imagine any woman . . . .
- turned the band down
- turned down the plans
- turned down the chance
- turning him down
- turn down a place
- Every record company had . . . so they produced the album themselves.
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