Fill in the blank with the correct idiom.
The fire brigade ________ the fire.
(A) put on
(B) put up
(C) put out
(D) put in
(E) put of
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (C) only
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.
Put out means to extinguish a fire or a light. The fire brigade's work is to put out fires, so (C) alone completes the sentence.
Example: Please put out the candles before you go to bed.
Complete sentence: The fire brigade put out the fire.
(A) put on — Does not fit.
- It means to wear clothes or to switch on a device.
(B) put up — Does not fit.
- It means to raise or build something, or to stay somewhere for a time.
(C) put out — Fits.
- It means to extinguish: the fire brigade put out the fire.
(D) put in — Does not fit.
- It means to install something or to spend time or effort.
(E) put of — Does not fit.
- It is not an English phrasal verb (it may be confused with "put off", meaning to postpone).
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