Friday, October 18, 2013

Lesson 113--phrasal verb: to leave (something) out


phrasal verb:  leave out


Meaning:  to omit, to not include


Patterns
Leave something out.
Leave out something.
Leave it out.

examples

He left out his aunt by mistake when he was counting the party guests.

James was Angry when his father left him out of his will.

Maria left out some important parts of the story when she was explaining what happened.

Mark was left out of his friends' weekend plans and he was furious.

Their teacher reminded them not to leave anything out when they answered the questions.

When the children explained what happened they left out their friends' names because they didn't want them to get in trouble.

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