Question

I could see ......... his plans the moment he refused to divulge the details

Answer 1

Answer :

This question is based on phrasal verbs.

The correct sentence is :

I could see through his plans the moment he refused to divulge the details.

Macmillan Dictionary defines 'phrasal verb' as 'a combination of a verb and an adverb or preposition, which has a particular meaning, such as ‘look after’, ‘hurry up’, ‘give in’, ‘chill out’, ‘get away with’ and ‘bring up’. For example in the sentence ‘Don’t tell me how to bring up my children!’, ‘bring up’ means ‘raise’. An adverb or preposition in a phrasal verb is sometimes called a particle.'

'See through something' is a phrasal verb which, according to the Macmillan Dictionary, means 'to recognize that something is not true and not be tricked by it.'

Answer 2

Answer:

The complete sentence would be -

"I could see past his plan the moment he refused to divulge the details".

A preposition represents the relation between a pronoun and a noun and a word or another element. While using a preposition, listening to whether it sounds right with the statement or not is important. Whether it’s making any logic or not is also important. Here, past means to the other side of something. In other words, "I could see on the other side of his plan the moment he refused to divulge the details".