5 Chapter

Question 1

to continue for too much time in a boring way

Answer 1

drag on

The fighting dragged on for two months.

It got worse as the months dragged on.

Question 2

to continue doing something

to continue to do or be involved with something

Answer 2

carry on (doing sth)

Dianne is carrying on the family tradition by becoming a lawyer.

Question 3

to continue to do something, or to do something again and again

Answer 3

keep on doing sth

She kept on asking me questions the whole time.

Question 4

to continue doing something, especially work

Answer 4

get on with sth

Get on with your homework.

I suppose I could get on with the ironing while I’m waiting.

Question 5

to continue to be in a place, job, or school after other people have left

Answer 5

stay on

I stayed on an extra two years at school.

Question 6

continue driving

Answer 6

drive on

Question 7

to continue doing something

Answer 7

go on

If you go on (= continue behaving) like this, you won’t have any friends left at all.

Question 8

to do something else in the future

Answer 8

go on to do sth = move on to sth