Complete the sentences in List-I with the appropriate Phrasal verbs from List-II
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List-I Sentences |
List-II Phrasal Verbs |
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(A) He can't ____ the engagement ceremony without giving a valid reason. |
(I) call for |
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(B) All the residents planned to ____ a strict action against his irresponsible behaviour. |
(II) call off |
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(C) Mrs. Knight warned Charlotte not to ____ her or ring her. |
(III) call upon |
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(D) The supervisor will certainly _____ me to explain the matter to him. |
(IV) call on |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (A) - (II), (B) - (I), (C) - (IV), (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 |
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| (A) He can't call off the engagement ceremony without giving a valid reason. | (II) call off | To call off is to cancel a planned event. |
| (B) All the residents planned to call for a strict action against his irresponsible behaviour. | (I) call for | To call for is to demand publicly that something be done. |
| (C) Mrs. Knight warned Charlotte not to call on her or ring her. | (IV) call on | To call on someone is to pay them a short visit. "Or ring her" adds the other way of contacting her. |
| (D) The supervisor will certainly call upon me to explain the matter to him. | (III) call upon | To call upon someone is to formally ask them to do something. |