Fill in the blanks in the sentences given in List-I with the phrasal verbs given in List-II.
| List-I (Sentences) | List-II (Phrasal verbs) |
|---|---|
| (A) With its new looms, the small unit in Tiruppur now ______ nearly ten thousand T-shirts a day. | (I) pining for |
| (B) The wedding band in the next lane ______ our teacher’s voice for most of the online class. | (II) churns out |
| (C) Since Arjun left for his hostel in Pune, his little sister has been ______ him and sleeps in his room every night. | (III) hive off |
| (D) The company plans to ______ its loss-making snacks business into a separate firm next year. | (IV) drowned out |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(III)
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 |
|---|---|---|
| (A) With its new looms, the small unit in Tiruppur now churns out nearly ten thousand T-shirts a day. | (II) churns out | Churn out means to produce something quickly and in large numbers. |
| (B) The wedding band in the next lane drowned out our teacher’s voice for most of the online class. | (IV) drowned out | Drown out means to be so loud that another sound cannot be heard. |
| (C) Since Arjun left for his hostel in Pune, his little sister has been pining for him and sleeps in his room every night. | (I) pining for | Pine for means to miss someone or something very much and feel sad about it. |
| (D) The company plans to hive off its loss-making snacks business into a separate firm next year. | (III) hive off | Hive off means to separate one part of a business and make it a separate company or sell it. |