Question

Fill in the blank with appropriate form of the verb from the alternatives given below. They against prohibition. (A) Cried down tB) Cried out (D) Cry up (C) Cry off​

Answer 1

Answer:- B) Cried out

They cried out against prohibition.

Answer 2

The appropriate form of the verb is b)cried out.

They cried out against prohibition.

• Cry out is a phrasal verb.
• The verb 'cry' and the preposition 'out' are used together to mean protesting against something.
• In the given sentence, cried out is used to indicate the protest against the prohibition.
• The idiom 'cried out' can also mean crying out loud. For example, she cried out on hearing of her husband's death.