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Versatile Take

The verb 'to take' is widely used in English and, when combined with other words, it 'takes on' - that is, it adopts - a wide variety of meanings.  Just some of these possibilities are explored in this test

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1. He certainly takes onafteroverI don't know his father, to judge by his sullen looks.

2. When you go to the party, take offalongbackI don't know your camera as there will surely be some good pictures.

3. The clock doesn't work so I'm going to take it awayapartoffI don't know in the hope of finding out what's wrong.

4. He's clearly not settled in here so you ought to take him onasideinI don't know for a quiet chat.

5. The way that they have modernised the house has taken awayoffapartI don't know much of its charm.

6. You'll have to take that toy awayoffapartI don't know as it only causes squabbles.

7. That smell of newly-mown hay always takes me backawayoffI don't know to my days on the farm so long ago.

8. He was completely taken inoffawayI don't know by the con man and so lost thousands.

9. My wife could take offtoawayI don't know many of her friends' mannerisms very amusingly.

10. In going from school to university he really struggled as he couldn't take apartinoffI don't know the new way of working.

11. Take apartonoffI don't know the lid and reduce the liquid by boiling rapidly.

12. They really took awayoffonI don't know a tough challenge when they adopted that child.

13. The aeroplane took awayoffonI don't know and climbed into the sky like a rocket.

14. The starlet was taken onoffoutI don't know to all the best places so as to be seen with other celebrities.

15. The boss took fromovertoI don't know the new assistant immediately as she was so helpful and hard-working.