Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word:
The man broke _____ the cordon and rushed to the dias.

Answer 1

Hint:A phrasal verb is the combination of two or three words from different grammatical categories — a verb and a particle, such as an adverb or a preposition — to form a single semantic unit on a lexical or syntactic level. Examples: turn down, run into, sit up.

Complete answer:
Here, 'through' is the only word that fits the context. The phrasal verb "broke through" which means to put yourself through something that is holding you back.

Hence the correct answer is ‘through’.

Note:Phrasal verbs are easily split by pronouns, nouns, and noun phrases. a phrasal verb may read better with an intervening word or phrase than left intact, and may even more clearly indicate the correct meaning in the former format. Also, not every phrasal verb lends itself to splitting. When an additional adverb is included with a phrasal verb, whether the adverb can be inserted within it depends on whether a pronoun or noun has already been inserted. Note that phrasal verbs can be converted to adverbs or nouns, and when they are, they are either hyphenated or closed up. Phrasal verb is the name given to an English verb which is composed of two or three words. One verb is combined with a preposition (like on, in, under) or an adverb (like up, down, away). Sometimes a phrasal verb can have a meaning that is very different to the meaning of at least one of those two or three words separately. Some text books call these verbs multi-word verbs. Phrasal verbs are used more frequently in everyday speech than in formal, official writing or speaking.