Complete the sentences given in List-I with the appropriate phrasal verbs given in List-II:
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List-I |
List-II |
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(A) She was very ________ with him for his offensive remarks on women in politics. |
(I) give away |
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(B) I have plenty of interesting books to ________ to book lovers. |
(II) cut down |
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(C) Strange that people easily ________ to temptation and ruin their reputation! |
(III) cut up |
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(D) Rahul is trying to ________ on his smoking. |
(IV) give in |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (A) - (III), (B) - (I), (C) - (IV), (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) She was very cut up with him for his offensive remarks on women in politics. | (III) cut up | Cut up (informal) means very upset or hurt. His offensive remarks upset her. | He was really cut up about losing his old dog. |
| (B) I have plenty of interesting books to give away to book lovers. | (I) give away | Give away means to give something free to others. | She gave away her old clothes to the needy. |
| (C) Strange that people easily give in to temptation and ruin their reputation! | (IV) give in | Give in (to) means to stop resisting and yield. People yield to temptation. | The child cried until his parents gave in and bought the toy. |
| (D) Rahul is trying to cut down on his smoking. | (II) cut down | Cut down (on) means to reduce the amount of something. | The doctor told him to cut down on sugar. |