Going off on one's own

[olegv]

Please explain to me the meaning of the following sentence.

I felt a bit naughty going off on my own, leaving the children behind.

 

[Rover_KE]

What do you think it means, oleg? It's not really so difficult.

 

[emsr2d2]

If this were a "fill in the gaps" exercise, and the phrasal verb had been removed, what word would you guess went in the space?

I felt a bit naughty ____________ on my own, leaving the children behind.

 

[olegv]

If this were a "fill in the gaps" exercise, and the phrasal verb had been removed, what word would you guess went in the space?

I felt a bit naughty ____________ on my own, leaving the children behind.[/QUOTE

Wrong? - Is this correct choice

 

[emsr2d2]

If this were a "fill in the gaps" exercise, and the phrasal verb had been removed, what word would you guess went in the space?

I felt a bit naughty ____________ on my own, leaving the children behind.[/QUOTE

Wrong? - Is this correct choice

No. You are not looking for an adjective. "Naughty" sort of means "wrong" in a way. Does it help if I change it to this?

I felt a bit naughty because I was __________ on my own and I was leaving the children behind.

Have you looked up the definition of "to go off", the phrasal verb which was used in the original sentence?

 

[olegv]

to leave?

 

[emsr2d2]

Yes! So what do you think the original sentence means now that you understand the phrasal verb?

 

[Rover_KE]

(Reopening accidentally closed thread.)