Question

1. Which is correct? I made up that story. BOTH ARE CORRECT I made that story up. 2. Which is correct? I drove to his house up. BOTH ARE CORRECT I drove up to his house. 3. Which is correct? The police blew up the car. BOTH ARE CORRECT The police blew the car up. 4. Which is correct? The thieves broke in at around midnight. The thieves broke at around midnight in. BOTH ARE CORRECT 5. Which is correct? Are you going to come back later? Are you going to come later back? BOTH ARE CORRECT 6. Which is correct? I was trying to speak, but he cut off me. BOTH ARE CORRECT I was trying to speak, but he cut me off. 7. Which is correct? BOTH ARE CORRECT I mix up those words all the time. I mix those words up all the time. 8. Which is correct? Thomas' grandfather passed away last month. Thomas' grandfather passed last month away. BOTH ARE CORRECT 9. Which is correct? Pass out ( = distribute) these forms! BOTH ARE CORRECT Pass these forms out! 10. Which is correct? We took after breakfast off. BOTH ARE CORRECT We took off (=left) after breakfast.

Answer 1

1. Which is correct?

I made up that story.

BOTH ARE CORRECT

I made that story up.

2. Which is correct?

I drove to his house up.

BOTH ARE CORRECT

I drove up to his house.

3. Which is correct?

The police blew up the car.

BOTH ARE CORRECT

The police blew the car up.

4. Which is correct?

The thieves broke in at around midnight.

The thieves broke at around midnight in.

BOTH ARE CORRECT

5. Which is correct?

Are you going to come back later?

Are you going to come later back?

BOTH ARE CORRECT

6. Which is correct?

I was trying to speak, but he cut off me.

BOTH ARE CORRECT

I was trying to speak, but he cut me off.

7. Which is correct?

BOTH ARE CORRECT

I mix up those words all the time.

I mix those words up all the time.

8. Which is correct?

Thomas' grandfather passed away last month.

Thomas' grandfather passed last month away.

BOTH ARE CORRECT

9. Which is correct?

Pass out ( = distribute) these forms!

BOTH ARE CORRECT

Pass these forms out!

10. Which is correct?

We took after breakfast off.

BOTH ARE CORRECT

We took off (=left) after breakfast.

Answer 2

1. Both are correct: "I made up that story" and "I made that story up" are both grammatically correct. They have the same meaning and can be used interchangeably.

2. Both are correct: "I drove to his house up" and "I drove up to his house" are both grammatically correct. However, "I drove up to his house" is more commonly used and sounds more natural.

3. Both are correct: "The police blew up the car" and "The police blew the car up" are both grammatically correct. They have the same meaning and can be used interchangeably.

4. Both are correct: "The thieves broke in at around midnight" and "The thieves broke at around midnight in" are both grammatically correct. However, "The thieves broke in at around midnight" is more commonly used and sounds more natural.

5. Only "Are you going to come back later?" is correct. "Are you going to come later back?" is incorrect. In English, the adverb "back" usually comes after the verb.

6. Both are correct: "I was trying to speak, but he cut off me" and "I was trying to speak, but he cut me off" are both grammatically correct. However, "I was trying to speak, but he cut me off" is more commonly used and sounds more natural.

7. Both are correct: "I mix up those words all the time" and "I mix those words up all the time" are both grammatically correct. They have the same meaning and can be used interchangeably.

8. Only "Thomas' grandfather passed away last month" is correct. "Thomas' grandfather passed last month away" is incorrect. In English, when talking about someone's death, "passed away" or "passed" is used without the preposition "away" at the end.

9. Both are correct: "Pass out ( = distribute) these forms!" and "Pass these forms out!" are both grammatically correct. They have the same meaning and can be used interchangeably.

10. Only "We took off ( = left) after breakfast" is correct. "We took after breakfast off" is incorrect. In English, the phrasal verb "take off" means to leave.