Question

Fill in the blank with the correct phrasal verb from the options given below:
I _______ Nadeem when he was checking out from the hotel.
a) Fell over
b) Looked up
c) Hung up
d) Came across

Answer 1

Hint: A phrasal verb is an English verb followed by one or more particles where the combination behaves as a syntactic and semantic unit. For example- `turn out' is a phrasal verb in the question `how many turned out to vote?'

Complete answer:
Let us analyze the options given to us in this question and find out which one is most suitable for the sentence-
Option (a.), 'fell over', refers to fall forward and down.
Therefore, option (a.) is incorrect as it does no seem feasible for this option to be relevant in the given context.
Option (b.), ‘looked up', refers to seek information from something. Therefore, option (b.) is incorrect as it is not relevant in the sentence’s context.
Option (c.), ‘hung up', refers to putting a telephone receiver back in its cradle. Therefore, option (c.) is incorrect as no telephonic situation is present here.
Option (d.), ‘came across', refers to find unexpectedly. Therefore, option (d.) is correct as it is most suitable to fit into the given context.

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.