Person

The label person refers to the grammatical category which distinguishes participants in a conversation. English distinguishes three persons: first person, second person and third person.

Fill in the blanks with suitable phrasal verbs or idioms.

1.    He —————— my plan.

a)    Backed out
b)    Backed up
c)    Backed off
d)    Backed off

Fill in the blanks with suitable idioms or phrases.

1.    He drops in ————— for a chat with me.

a)    Over and over
b)    Off and on
c)    Of and on
d)    Off and over

1.    We sat ———————— as he narrated the stories of his adventures.

a)    All eyes
b)    All ears
c)    Eager
d)    All ear

2.    Since her husband is —————————– she feels quite lost.

Fill in the blanks with appropriate phrasal verbs.

1.    He has ———————– a hardware store.

a)    Set in
b)    Set on
c)    Set up
d)    Set to

We have seen that the same word may introduce clauses of different kinds. The following examples illustrate this point.

The same word may introduce clauses of different kinds. It is therefore wrong to judge a clause from the word which introduces it. The exact nature of each clause should be figured out from the kind of function it serves in the sentence.