EnglishGrammar: Phrasal Verb

Match the phrasal verbs in List-I with their meanings in List-II.List…

Match the phrasal verbs in List-I with their meanings in List-II.

List-I (Phrasal verbs)	List-II (Meanings)
(A) Shore up	(I) to surround closely, so that one cannot move freely
(B) Dote on	(II) to accept or enjoy something eagerly
(C) Hem in	(III) to support something that is weak or may fail
(D) Lap up	(IV) to show great, often too much, love for someone

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 4

The correct answer is Option (4) → (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)

A phrasal verb is a verb joined with a small word such as up, out or together. The two words together have a new meaning.

List-I	List-II	Explanation	Example
(A) Shore up	(III) to support something that is weak or may fail	Shore up means to make something weak stronger, so that it does not fall or fail.	The villagers piled sandbags to shore up the river bank before the monsoon.
(B) Dote on	(IV) to show great, often too much, love for someone	Dote on means to love someone very much and show it all the time.	My grandparents dote on my little sister and never refuse her anything.
(C) Hem in	(I) to surround closely, so that one cannot move freely	Hem in means to close someone in on all sides.	Our bus was hemmed in by cars on all sides and could not move for an hour.
(D) Lap up	(II) to accept or enjoy something eagerly	Lap up means to take in something with great pleasure, often without question.	The children lapped up every story their grandfather told about his army days.

Match the phrasal verbs in List-I with their meanings in List-II.

List-I (Phrasal verbs)	List-II (Meanings)
(A) Shore up	(I) to surround closely, so that one cannot move freely
(B) Dote on	(II) to accept or enjoy something eagerly
(C) Hem in	(III) to support something that is weak or may fail
(D) Lap up	(IV) to show great, often too much, love for someone

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 4

The correct answer is Option (4) → (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)

A phrasal verb is a verb joined with a small word such as up, out or together. The two words together have a new meaning.

List-I	List-II	Explanation	Example
(A) Shore up	(III) to support something that is weak or may fail	Shore up means to make something weak stronger, so that it does not fall or fail.	The villagers piled sandbags to shore up the river bank before the monsoon.
(B) Dote on	(IV) to show great, often too much, love for someone	Dote on means to love someone very much and show it all the time.	My grandparents dote on my little sister and never refuse her anything.
(C) Hem in	(I) to surround closely, so that one cannot move freely	Hem in means to close someone in on all sides.	Our bus was hemmed in by cars on all sides and could not move for an hour.
(D) Lap up	(II) to accept or enjoy something eagerly	Lap up means to take in something with great pleasure, often without question.	The children lapped up every story their grandfather told about his army days.