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Given below are the phrasal verbs with their meanings. Use the given phrasal verbs in sentences of your own. turn on to open took over take lead set of start a journey put of postpone

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Given below are the phrasal verbs with their meanings. Use the given phrasal verbs in sentences of your own.

turn on to open
took over take lead
set of start a journey
put of postpone
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  1. She turned on the induction stove to prepare the dinner.
  2. After Steven Paul Jobs took over the lead role, Apple started making a revolution in sales.
  3. The boy set off on foot to his uncle’s home in the city.
  4. Don’t put off important works as delay could be dangerous.
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