Choose the most suitable phrasal verb to complete the sentence:
On the long train journey to Chennai, Dadaji ______ a conversation with the young couple in the next berth, and by Nagpur they were sharing lunch.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → struck up
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: On the long train journey to Chennai, Dadaji struck up a conversation with the young couple in the next berth, and by Nagpur they were sharing lunch.
| Phrasal verb | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) struck up (answer) | to start a conversation or a friendship with someone | On her first day in the hostel, Sana struck up a friendship with her roommate. |
| (2) struck off | to remove a name from an official list | The school struck his name off the rolls after three months of absence. |
| (3) struck out | to draw a line through a word or a sentence | Riya struck out the wrong answer and wrote it again. |
| (4) struck down | to make someone suddenly very ill, or to kill | Half the hostel was struck down by food poisoning after the fest. |