Fill in the blank in the sentences given in List-I with the phrasal verbs given in List-II.
| List-I (Sentences) | List-II (Phrasal verbs) |
| (A) He can easily ___ the difference in their style of working. | (I) make up |
| (B) The employees generally ____ his charming manners and trust him blindly. | (II) fall out |
| (C) Vinay had to do a double shift to ____ for the time lost on the previous day. | (III) fall for |
| (D) The difference in ideology led to the ___ between the two friends. | (IV) make out |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (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 |
|---|---|---|
| A. He can easily make out the difference in their style of working. | IV. make out | Make out: to see, understand or tell apart something with some effort. |
| B. The employees generally fall for his charming manners and trust him blindly. | III. fall for | Fall for: to be taken in by something, to believe or be charmed by it. |
| C. Vinay had to do a double shift to make up for the time lost on the previous day. | I. make up | Make up for: to do something good to balance a loss or a mistake. |
| D. The difference in ideology led to the fall out between the two friends. | II. fall out | Fall out: to quarrel and stop being friends. Here it is used as a noun (a quarrel), which is usually written "falling-out". |
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