Change the underlined words. Keep the same meaning, but use a verb + on or off.
EXAMPLE:
Gary doesn’t want to retire. He wants to continue working. Gary doesn’t want to retire. He wants to *** working. (*carry on & keep on* is also possible but don’t don’t use it)
ANSWER:
go on
Correct:
Incorrect:
Did you hear the bomb explode? Did you hear the bomb go off?
The meeting continued longer than I expected. The meeting went on longer than I expected. (*carried on* is also possible but don’t use it)
We didn’t stop to rest. We continued walking. We didn’t stop to rest. We walked on. (*carried on & carried on walking* is also possible but don’t use it)
I fell asleep while I was watching TV. I dozed off while I was watching TV. (*dropped off & nodded off* is also possible but don’t put in it)
Gary doesn’t want to retire. He wants to continue working. Gary doesn’t want to retire. He wants to go on working. (*carry on & keep on* is also possible but don’t put in it)
The fire alarm rang in the middle of the night. The fire alarm went off in the middle of the night.
Martin phones me continuously. lt’s very annoying. Martin keeps on phoning me. lt’s very annoying.
