Question

Complete the sentence with the most suitable option:
He was able to _______ all the troubles.
a) pull at
b) pull in
c) pull through
d) pull off

Answer 1

Hint: A phrase is an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence.

Complete answer:
In the given question, we have to find out which of the options includes the answer which includes a verb phrase that indicates that ‘he’ was able to continue being even after the difficulty of many troubles.
Let us thus analyze the options given to us in this question -
Option (a.), 'pull at', refers to ‘pluck or pull at with the fingers’. Therefore, option (a.) is incorrect as it is not relevant to the sentence.
Option (b.), ‘pull in', refers to ‘direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes’. Therefore, option (b.) is incorrect as it is not relevant to the sentence.
Option (c.), ‘pull through', refers to ‘continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.)’. Therefore, option (c.) is correct as it is a verb phrase that indicates that ‘he’ was able to continue being even after the difficulty of many troubles.
Option (d.), ‘pull off', refers to ‘be successful; achieve a goal’.Therefore, option (d.) is incorrect as it is not relevant to the sentence.

Note:
In this question, it will be helpful for the student to recall the concept of verbs. A verb is a content word that denotes an action, occurrence, or state of existence. A verb is the word class that serves as the predicate of a sentence.