Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
I’ve been afraid of dogs ever since a large canine_________ me when I was a child.
(A) went for
(B) went after
(C) went to
(D) went over

Answer 1

Hint: After reading the above sentence carefully, we find that the subject is afraid of dogs due to an incident in childhood. It is clear that it is for us to choose a word that point to a NEGATIVE event.

Complete step by step answer:
Option A is the right answer since someone's phrasal verb 'went for' means physically assaulting someone. Therefore, the phrasal verb that makes logical sense in the sentence given is option A.
Options B, C and D are wrong since 'went after' means trying to apprehend or deter someone,' went to' means being offered to someone or someone and 'went over' means carefully testing someone or repeating something.

So, the correct answer is “Option A”.

Additional Information:
A phrasal verb is a verb which, together with an adverb or a preposition, or both, is made up of a main verb. Usually, their meaning is not clear from the meanings of the actual words themselves. For example- She has always looked down on me.
The phrasal verb "to look down on someone" does not mean that you look down at someone below you from a higher place; it means that you believe you are better than someone else.
Sometimes, the meaning of phrasal verbs is hard to understand. It would be good to use the meaning to understand them before looking them up in a dictionary.

Note:
To solve these types of questions, it is necessary that we have the correct knowledge of vocabulary and phrasal verbs and have knowledge of all the rules for using them.