Question

Fill in the blank using a meaningful phrase-
When the bride _ _ _ _ _ _ in the red dress, all were charmed to see that stunning beauty.
a) Turned up
b) Turned in
c) Turned off
d) Turned on

Answer 1

Hint:While filling up such blanks, one must read the whole sentence carefully and know the meaning of each of the given options.

Complete answer:
In the given question, we are given four, nearly similar options with different use of prepositions. We have to examine all the given prepositions and check which one fits best in the given blank. Prepositions are words governing and usually preceding a noun or a pronoun. For example: on, in, after, too, etc.
Now, let us examine all the given options to find out the correct answer :
Option ‘a’ is Turned up. It means to be found, especially by chance, after being lost. For example, all the missing documents had turned up.
Option ‘b’ is Turned in. It means going to bed in the evening. For example, she turned in when everybody was awake.
Option ‘c’ is Turned off. It means to stop flowing or being shut off when someone turns it off. For example, she turned off the switch.
Option ‘d’ is Turned on. It means to activate or cause to flow, operate, or function by or as if by turning a control. For example: Turn the water on.
As we have analyzed only given options, we can easily figure out the correct answer. Here, the correct word to be filled in is “turned up”. So, the complete sentence would be – When the bride turned up in the red dress, all were charmed to see that stunning beauty. Hence, the option ‘a’ is the correct answer.

Note:
Don’t get confused between “turned in” and “turned up”. Turned in can only be used while someone is getting into something. Here, the bride is appearing, so ‘turned up' would be used.