Question

phrasal verb - the police told the protesters to _____ option a)back into b)back off c)back down d)back out​

Answer 1

Answer:

to back off

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Answer 2

The answer will be The police told the protestors to b). back off.

The selected option b). back off is an example of a phrasal verb.

Phrasal Verb:

• This type of verb constitutes a group of words or a phrase that are all verbs.
• These verb groups have different meanings from their separate verbal meaning.
• Therefore, a phrasal verb has an idiom-like meaning which differs from the original meaning of each separate verb.
• A phrasal verb expresses different meanings and there are many examples of this form in English Grammar.
• The meaning of the phrasal verb 'back off' is to withdraw a certain position or a stance taken by someone.

Hence, the correct option to be chosen to fill in the blanks will be The police told the protestors to b). back off.

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