Match the Phrasal Verbs in List - I with their correct meanings in List - II.
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List – I |
List – II |
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(A) |
Set out |
(I) |
to start a series of events that are likely to continue |
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(B) |
Set to |
(II) |
to establish |
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(C) |
Set in |
(III) |
to begin doing something in a determined way |
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(D) |
Set up |
(IV) |
to leave a place and begin a journey |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (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 |
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| (A) Set out | (IV) to leave a place and begin a journey | To set out is to start a journey. | The climbers set out before dawn. |
| (B) Set to | (III) to begin doing something in a determined way | To set to is to start working on something eagerly and with energy. | The students set to and cleaned the classroom in an hour. |
| (C) Set in | (I) to start a series of events that are likely to continue | When something unpleasant sets in, it begins and seems likely to last (rain, winter, an infection). | The monsoon set in early this year. |
| (D) Set up | (II) to establish | To set up a business or an organisation is to start or establish it. | Her father set up a small factory in 1990. |
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