I turned down the request of my friend to go to Shimla. 'turned down' in the above sentence is:
(A) a phrasal verb
(B) to ignore
(C) to reject
(D) intransitive verb
(E) a verb phrase
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A), (C) Only
- "Turned down" is a phrasal verb (verb + particle) that means to reject or refuse something.
- "To reject" is the correct meaning of "turned down" in this context.
(A) Phrasal verb → Correct because "turned down" consists of a verb (turn) and a particle (down) forming a phrasal verb.
(C) To reject → Correct because "turned down" means "to reject" a request.
(E) A verb phrase → Incorrect because while "turned down" is a phrasal verb, it does not necessarily classify as a verb phrase in the traditional grammatical sense (a verb phrase includes auxiliary verbs + main verb, e.g., "has been running").
(B) To ignore → Incorrect because "turned down" does not mean "ignore"; it specifically means "reject."
(D) Intransitive verb → Incorrect because "turned down" is transitive (it takes a direct object: "the request of my friend").