Lesson Sixteen

2. Mother kangaroos keep their babies in a pouch on their stomach.

3. The people in the audience couldn’t keep themselves from laughing as they listened to the comedian perform his act.

4. She keeps going out with her boyfriend even though he isn’t very nice to her.

("Keep" is often followed by a gerund. In this case, the gerund is "going out.")

5. Many Americans keep using credit cards to make purchases even though this habit can cause financial problems later.

6. This grocery store needs to keep its shopping carts outside because there’s no room inside the store.

7. She had been keeping her cell phone in her purse, but now she keeps it in her front pocket.

8. A: Where does he keep his money?

B: He keeps it in a piggy bank. It was being kept in a bank, but then he decided to keep it at home.