1.I was taken... when I heard about his sudden death
2 The teacher was so fast that I couldn't take.......his lecture
3. The engines shut......automatically in an emergency.
4 She wanted Joe to shut......of her life forever.
5. After an argument, his triends turned......him
6 They promised to come for the function, but they never turned........
7 Please put .....the fire
8. I can no longer put ......with his insincerity
9. The car battery has run.........;it needs recharging
10.The poor beggar was run....by a truck
Answers
1.back
2.on
3.down
4.out
5.against
6.up
7.off
8.up
9.down
10.over
Answer:
The correct answers are as follows:-
1. I was taken aback when I heard about his sudden death.
2. The teacher was so fast that I couldn't take down his lecture.
3. The engines shut down automatically in an emergency.
4. She wanted Joe to shut off of her life forever.
5. After an argument, his friends turned on him.
6. They promised to come for the function, but they never turned up.
7. Please put out the fire.
8. I can no longer put up with his insincerity.
9. The car battery has run out; it needs recharging.
10. The poor beggar was run over by a truck.
Explanation:
- The sentences above lack a suitable preposition to complete them.
- A preposition is a part of speech that shows the relation between the noun/pronoun and the verb.
- The following are the phrasal verbs with their meanings after filling up the correct preposition:-
1. Taken aback- shocked
2. Take down- write down
3. Shut down- became non-functional; switched off.
4. Shut off- Remove; block
5. Turned on- Turned against
6. Turned up- Attended
7. Put out- Extinguish
8. Put up- Tolerate; Endure
9. Run out- Finished
10. Run over- Trampled; crushed
Hence, the above prepositions when filled in make up phrasal verbs which bring out the meaning of the sentences.