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MAIRO VERGARA
ADVANCED PHRASAL VERBS COURSE
Sentences for Anki | Lesson 03
Front:
Playing on the competitive soccer team was hard, but Sharon wanted to follow through with
the season.
Back:
Follow through = to keep going in an activity till it finishes.
Sharon is playing on a soccer team that is competitive, or where all the players are maybe much
better than she is. Because it’s hard, she has thought about quitting, but instead, she decides to
follow through, or finish, playing the whole season.
Front:
Kayla has not followed through on any of the art projects that she started in class this school
year.
Back:
Follow through = to keep going in an activity till it finishes.
We know from the sentence that Kayla has started many art projects this year, but we can tell that
she has not finished any of them. Kayla has not followed through or completed any of the art
projects that she has started this year.
Front:
John was happy that his brother could follow through on his promise to pay him back for
the $1,000 that he loaned.
Back:
Follow through = to keep going in an activity till it finishes.
John loaned his brother some money and thought that his brother would pay him back since he
gave a promise. John was happy that his brother completed, or followed through on his promise by
paying him back $1,000.
Front:
If you don’t follow through with your bat, you might not hit the ball as hard as you wanted
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Back:
Follow through = to continue a motion until it is complete
When someone is playing baseball they hope to hit the ball as hard as they can. If you don’t
complete the motion, or follow through with your swing, you won’t be able to hit the ball are hard.
Front:
Jorge was going to marry Giselle in just 2 weeks, but decided he couldn’t follow through
with the wedding because he didn’t love her.
Back:
Follow through = to keep going in an activity till it finishes.
When someone decides not to follow through with a wedding, they are decided not to get married.
They decide to cancel the wedding before it happens, in this case it is because they are not in love
with the other person.
Front:
I had the choice to follow through with the language course if I paid a fee, but I couldn’t
afford it.
Back:
Follow through = to keep going in an activity till it finishes.
The language course had a fee, or payment, in order to participate. In this case, the participant
didn’t have the money, so they were not able to follow through, or complete, the language course.
Front:
Sally went bowling with her family and accidentally dropped the bowling ball on her foot
because she didn’t follow through.
Back:
Follow through = to continue a motion until it is complete
When bowling, in order to complete the motion and get the ball to go down the lane, one must
follow through. Because Sally did not complete the motion, or follow through, the ball did not go
down the lane and instead dropped on her foot.
Front:
We were not able to follow through with our plans to go surfing because the weather was so
bad.
Back:
Follow through = to keep going in an activity till it finishes.

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In this case, they had a plan to go surfing, but because the weather was bad, they were not able to
complete their plan. They couldn’t follow through with surfing because of the weather.
Front:
When her computer battery died, Cathy was not able to follow through with the purchase
she was making online.
Back:
Follow through = to keep going in an activity till it finishes.
Cathy wanted to purchase something online, but she was not able to finish her purchase because
her computer battery died. She wasn’t able to follow through with the purchase.
Front:
After it rained all day, Kyle knew that his outdoor birthday party wasn’t going to turn out
the way he hoped it would.
Back:
Turn out = for something to happen the way you expected it to.
Kyle had expected to have a great birthday party outdoors, but because it rained, we know that the
birthday party is probably cancelled, or moved inside. So the party didn’t turn out the way Kyle
thought it would.
Front:
When the wedding was over, Justine felt like everything turned out much better her mother
said it would.
Back:
Turn out = for something to happen the way you expected it to.
At a wedding, there are many things that need to happen in order for the day to go smoothly.
Justine felt like everything happen better than she expected, and the wedding turned out nicely.
Front:
Jamie and Sam only invited 25 people to their house to watch the game, but 50 people
turned out!
Back:
Turn out = to be present at or to come to an event or activity
In this case, there are people coming to watch a game at Jamie and Sam’s house. 50 people came,
or turned out, to watch the game.
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Ximena was scared when her father turned out the lights in their camping tent.
Back:
Turn out = to cause the lights to go off
When camping outdoors, it can be very dark at night. We can imagine that when the lights go off,
or are turned out, that someone might become scared because they can no longer see what’s near
them.
Front:
Mrs. Allen used two cups of sugar instead of one cup of sugar, so the cake turned out much
sweeter than it was supposed to.
Back:
Turn out = for something to happen the way you expected it to.
In this case, Mrs. Allen used twice as much sugar as she was supposed to. That means that final
cake was too sweet - it turned out much too sweet!
Front:
To help them students see the screen better, the professor turned out the lights that were
shining in their eyes.
Back:
Turn out = to cause the lights to go off
When the students were trying to look at the screen, the light was shining too brightly in their eyes.
To solve this problem, the professor turned out, or shut off the lights.
Front:
When the flyer said, “Free Pizza!”, over 200 students turned out to the academic meeting.
Back:
Turn out = to be present at or to come to an event or activity
The flyer that said, “Free Pizza!” was exciting to many students. Because of this, many students
were present at the academic meeting.
Front:
Cancelling the baseball game turned out to be a bad idea, as the storm was gone before the
game even started.
Back:
Turn out = for something to happen the way you expected it to.
The baseball game was cancelled because there was going to be a storm. However, the storm was

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gone before the game started, so it was not a good idea to cancel the game. It turned out to be a bad
idea to cancel the game.
Front:
Only 3 people turned out for the 7:30am meeting that Mr. Alvarez held on Monday
morning.
Back:
Turn out = to be present at or to come to an event or activity
Mr. Alvarez had a meeting scheduled for 7:30am on a Monday morning. Not many people want to
get up for a meeting at 7:30am on a Monday morning, so only 3 people came, or turned out.
Front:
Even though she was nice, Ashley turned out to be a bad friend because she never called
Jenny back.
Back:
Turn out = for something to happen the way you expected it to.
Jenny thought that Ashley was going to be a good friend because she was nice. However, Ashley
didn’t ever call Jenny back, so Jenny decided she was not a good friend. It turned out that Ashley
was not a good friend.
Front:
Calem decided to go through with the airplane trip to Hawaii even though he didn’t like
flying.
Back:
Go through with = to do something even if there are problems or concerns
Calem is going a trip to Hawaii and he is travelling by airplane. Calem does not like flying on
planes, but is going to do it because he is excited about going to Hawaii.
Front:
Even though she is nervous, Janie decided to go through with the performance on stage
because she signed up two months ago.
Back:
Go through with = to complete a task or event that your promised to do
Janie signed up for the performance two months ago. Now she is feeling nervous to perform on
stage, but feels like she needs to since she signed up so long ago. While she is nervous, she is going
through with the performance anyways.

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Front:
Yessica was right in the middle of a terrible headache, but had to go through with the weekly
meeting in her boss’ office.
Back:
Go through with = to complete a task or event that your promised to do
Yessica is having a terrible headache, and probably wants to sit down and rest for a bit. However,
she has already promised to meet with her boss, and has to go through with the meeting while she
has a bad headache.
Front:
Carrie didn’t think she liked Jake at all, but decided to go through with the dinner date
because he was a nice guy.
Back:
Go through with = to complete a task or event that your promised to do
Carrie promised to go on a date with Jake. After she made the promise, she decided that she didn’t
really like him that much. Because she thinks he is nice, and she doesn’t want to be rude, she
decides to go through with the date.
Front:
Mr. Klein found out that the company he was meeting with was in financial trouble, but
decided to go through with the interview anyways.
Back:
Go through with = to do something even if there are problems or concerns
If a company is in financial trouble, they may not have enough money to pay a new employee. Mr.
Klein is worried that this company will not be able to pay him if he is hired. He decides to go
through with the interview even though he is concerned.
Front:
Hannah’s father thinks she should not go through with the wedding because her fiancé has
never had a job, and doesn’t want a job.
Back:
Go through with = to do something even if there are problems or concerns
Hannah’s father probably thinks that her fiancé is lazy, mainly because he doesn’t have a job, and
does not want a job. Her father probably thinks he will be a bad husband. He thinks she should
not get married to him, and should not go through with the wedding.

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Front:
Jamal couldn’t go through with his trip to Chile in July because he wasn’t able to save
enough money.
Back:
Go through with = to do something even if there are problems or concerns
It can often be expensive to travel, and Jamal was saving money so that he could go to Chile.
Because he didn’t save enough money, he did not have enough money plane ticket, or other costs,
and couldn’t go on the trip.
Front:
The art department at the elementary school could not go through with the summer camp
because only 1 student signed up.
Back:
Go through with = to complete a task or event that your promised to do
The art department was going to have a summer camp, but only 1 student showed up. The art
department probably thought it was not worth it to have a camp with only 1 student, so they
decided not to have, or go through with, the summer camp.
Front:
Haley couldn’t go through with the cake recipe for the party because she didn’t have the
right ingredients.
Back:
Haley had promised to make a cake for the party. In order to make a cake, you need the right
ingredients. Because Haley didn’t have the right ingredients she was not able to make, or go
through with, the cake recipe.
Front:
The new company decided they could not go through with their updated business plan until
they had hired a new CEO.
Back:
Go through with = to do something even if there are problems or concerns
The new company wanted to start their new business plan. They decided that before they could do
that they needed to hired a new CEO. They were not able to start, or go through with, their new
business plan until they hired a new CEO.

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