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 noun 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
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.
Turn down means to refuse or reject an offer, request or proposal.
Example: She turned down the job offer as the salary was low.
(A) a phrasal verb — Correct.
- It is a verb (turn) + an adverb particle (down) with a meaning of its own.
(B) to ignore — Incorrect.
- To ignore is to pay no attention.
- The speaker considered the request and refused it.
(C) to reject — Correct.
- This is its meaning in the sentence.
(D) intransitive verb — Incorrect.
- It has an object, "the request of my friend", so it is transitive.
(E) a noun phrase — Incorrect.
- A noun phrase names a person or thing.
- "Turned down" expresses an action.