Question

Fill in the blanks with phrasal verbs from the box. Then underline the phrasal verbs in the sentences.
(look into / broke into / closed down / drop out / gets along / died away / broke down / talk into / banking on / ran into)
1. Can we ____ mother ____ letting us go for the picnic?
2. I ____ my friend Cyrus at the movies last night.
3. We have asked the branch manager of the bank to ___ the problem.
4. The applause from the audience ______ after five minutes.

Answer 1

Hint: The preposition after each verb determines the meaning of the phrasal verb. Go through the given sentences, understand what they mean, then choose the phrasal verb which fits the context of the sentence. Make sure that the sentences formed are grammatically correct.

Complete answer: A phrasal verb is a verb that is made up of the main verb together with an adverb or a preposition or both. First, let us understand exactly what each phrasal verb means:
The phrase ‘look into’ refers to ‘investigate something'.
The phrase ‘broke into’ refers to ‘to enter a building or car by using force'.
The phrase ‘closed down’ refers to ‘stopped operating’.
The phrase ‘drop-out’ refers to ‘stop participating or being involved in something’.
The phrase ‘gets along’ refers to ‘have a harmonious or friendly relationship.
The phrase ‘died away’ refers to ‘to disappear gradually or become less strong’.
The phrase ‘broke down’ refers to ‘became distressed or upset’.
The phrase ‘talk into’ refers to ‘to get (someone) to do something by talking about the good reasons for doing it’.
The phrase ‘banking on’ refers to ‘to depend on something happening or someone doing something’.
The phrase ‘ran into’ refers to ‘meet someone or something accidentally’.
Now, we will go through the sentences one by one.
1.The first sentence is expressing the desire to persuade the mother to let the subjects go for the picnic. This means that the most appropriate verb will be ‘talk into’.
So, the correct answer is ‘Can we talk mother into letting us go for the picnic?’ 2. The second sentence is expressing the random nature of meeting a friend accidentally. This means that the most appropriate verb will be ‘ran into’.
So, the correct answer is ‘I ran into my friend Cyrus at the movies last night.’ 3.The third sentence is expressing the fact that the branch manager is investigating a problem. This means that the most appropriate verb will be ‘look into’.
So, the correct answer is ‘We have asked the branch manager of the bank to look into the problem.’ 4. The fourth sentence is referring to the fact that the applause faded away after a while. This means that the most appropriate verb will be ‘died way’.
So, the correct answer is ‘The applause from the audience died away after five minutes.’

Note:Phrasal verbs can be intransitive (i.e. they have no object) or transitive (i.e. they can have an object). Some transitive verbs can be used with a direct object and an indirect object.