Complete the sentence with the most suitable Phrasal Verb:
"The management decided to _____ all upcoming meetings in the welfare of the employees."
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Call off
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.
Complete sentence: The management decided to call off all upcoming meetings in the welfare of the employees.
| Phrasal verb | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Call up | to telephone someone, or to order someone to join the army. Meetings cannot be called up in this sense. | I will call up my uncle tonight. |
| (2) Call on | to visit someone for a short time, or to ask someone formally to do something | We called on our new neighbours last evening. |
| (3) Call off (answer) | to cancel something that was planned. It is the usual phrasal verb for cancelling meetings, matches and strikes. | The match was called off because of rain. |
| (4) Call in | to ask an expert to come and help | We had to call in a plumber to fix the leak. |