For each of the following sentences replace the capitalized phrasal verb with one word that has the same meaning.

i)Amina was commended for KEEPING UP her good performance.

ii)His performance did not MEASURE UP to the expected standard.

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i)maintaining

ii)match

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marto answered the question on September 28, 2017 at 13:31

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