EnglishGrammar: Phrasal Verb

Use the phrasal verbs given in List-I to complete the sentences given…

Use the phrasal verbs given in List-I to complete the sentences given in List-II:-

List-I (Phrasal verbs)	List-II (Sentences)
(A) held in	(I) The police were trying to ____ the crowd.
(B) held over	(II) She wanted to cry but ____ the tears.
(C) hold back	(III) Could you ____ making your decision for a few days?
(D) hold off	(IV) The proposal should be ____ until everyone has had time to think about it.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:-

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 2

The correct answer is Option (2) → (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
(A) held in	(II) She wanted to cry but held in the tears.	To hold in a feeling is to keep it inside, not to show it. She stopped herself from crying. The past form "held" fits the past sentence.
(B) held over	(IV) The proposal should be held over until everyone has had time to think about it.	To hold something over is to postpone it to a later time. "Should be held over" is passive, so the past participle is needed.
(C) hold back	(I) The police were trying to hold back the crowd.	To hold back people is to stop them from moving forward. "Trying to" takes the base form.
(D) hold off	(III) Could you hold off making your decision for a few days?	To hold off doing something is to delay it for a while. It is followed by an -ing form ("making").

Use the phrasal verbs given in List-I to complete the sentences given in List-II:-

List-I (Phrasal verbs)	List-II (Sentences)
(A) held in	(I) The police were trying to ____ the crowd.
(B) held over	(II) She wanted to cry but ____ the tears.
(C) hold back	(III) Could you ____ making your decision for a few days?
(D) hold off	(IV) The proposal should be ____ until everyone has had time to think about it.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:-

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 2

The correct answer is Option (2) → (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
(A) held in	(II) She wanted to cry but held in the tears.	To hold in a feeling is to keep it inside, not to show it. She stopped herself from crying. The past form "held" fits the past sentence.
(B) held over	(IV) The proposal should be held over until everyone has had time to think about it.	To hold something over is to postpone it to a later time. "Should be held over" is passive, so the past participle is needed.
(C) hold back	(I) The police were trying to hold back the crowd.	To hold back people is to stop them from moving forward. "Trying to" takes the base form.
(D) hold off	(III) Could you hold off making your decision for a few days?	To hold off doing something is to delay it for a while. It is followed by an -ing form ("making").