Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word
I sent ____ the doctor without any delay because my father had started vomiting blood.
a) from
b) For
c) on
d) with

Answer 1

Hint: The question pertains to phrasal verbs. Phrasal verbs are verbs that are always used together and have a specific meaning. We cannot use any other preposition except the one which is used with that particular phrasal verb. Example: come over (visit), look over (examine carefully), come along (accompany), etc.

Complete answer:
The correct answer is option b because we “send for” a doctor. To send for a doctor means to call a doctor. To send for someone means to ask that person to come. The chairman sent for his secretary. That means he asked his secretary to come to his cabin.
Option a is wrong because “send from” is wrong and does not have any existence in phrasal verbs. In “send from” the from is acting as an independent preposition.
Option c is wrong because “send on” means the transportation of something from one place to another. For example, the parcel was sent on from Delhi to Mumbai.
Option d is wrong because “sent with” has no existence in phrasal verbs. “With” functions as an independent preposition.

Note:
 Though most phrasal verbs are easy to learn and guess using common sense, some phrasal verbs can be tricky so it is advised to students to learn phrasal verbs which are given in plenty in grammar books. Out of the given options, only two of the options actually exist in the English language while the other two are made up. Learning phrasal verbs helps in identifying which phrasal verbs actually exist. Always remember to notice which prepositions function independently and which comes clubbed with a verb.