Complete the sentences given in List - I with the correct options from List - II.
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List – I |
List – II |
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(A) We spent an hour |
(I) look for my cheque book. |
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(B) Can you help me |
(II) to look after the dog. |
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(C) The police are |
(III) looking round the shops. |
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(D) I had to stay at home |
(IV) looking into the incident. |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A)-(III), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(II)
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 | Example |
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| (A) We spent an hour | (III) looking round the shops. | "Spend + time" is followed by the -ing form. To look round is to walk about a place and see what is there. | We looked round the old fort before lunch. |
| (B) Can you help me | (I) look for my cheque book. | "Help me" is followed by the base verb. To look for is to try to find. | I am looking for my keys. |
| (C) The police are | (IV) looking into the incident. | "Are" + -ing makes the present continuous. To look into is to investigate. | The committee will look into the complaint. |
| (D) I had to stay at home | (II) to look after the dog. | The to-infinitive gives the purpose. To look after is to take care of. | Grandmother looks after the baby while we are at work. |