Match the blanks in List-I with the appropriate phrasal verbs from List-II
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List-I Sentence |
List-II Phrasal verb |
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(A) I will ____ the letters on my way home. |
(I) put up |
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(B) When you are in town next week please ____. |
(II) put off |
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(C) Don't check into a hotel, you'll be ____ at my house. |
(III) drop off |
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(D) I am so ____ by his rude behaviour. |
(IV) drop by |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (A) - (III), (B) - (IV), (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 |
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| (A) I will drop off the letters on my way home. | (III) drop off | To drop off is to deliver or leave something at a place on the way somewhere. |
| (B) When you are in town next week please drop by. | (IV) drop by | To drop by is to pay a short, casual visit. |
| (C) Don't check into a hotel, you'll be put up at my house. | (I) put up | To put someone up is to give them a place to stay. "You'll be put up at my house" means you will stay with me. |
| (D) I am so put off by his rude behaviour. | (II) put off | To be put off by something is to dislike it or lose interest because of it. |