Complete the sentences given in List II with the correct Phrasal verbs given in list I:-
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List-I (Phrasal verbs) |
List-II (Sentences) |
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(A) come up with |
(I) Ravi knew that I would have to ____ to his way of thinking in the end. |
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(B) come down |
(II) Ravi has to ____ the money to pay off his loan by the end of the week. |
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(C) come around |
(III) The Union President _____ a lot of criticism from the workers. |
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(D) come under |
(IV) Social workers ____ harder on parents than on their children. |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:-
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (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) come up with | (II) Ravi has to come up with the money to pay off his loan by the end of the week. | To come up with money is to find or produce it when it is needed. |
| (B) come down | (IV) Social workers come down harder on parents than on their children. | To come down on someone is to criticise or punish them strongly. Parents are blamed more than the children. |
| (C) come around | (I) Ravi knew that I would have to come around to his way of thinking in the end. | To come around to an idea is to change one's opinion and finally agree. |
| (D) come under | (III) The Union President came under a lot of criticism from the workers. | To come under criticism or attack is to be criticised or attacked. Here it takes the past form "came under". |