Q1. The phrasal verb 'staying up nights' means *
(a)he stayed at night
(b)remained awake at night
(c)living up nights
(d)night stay
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The phrasal verb 'staying up nights' means (b)remained awake at night.
What is a phrasal verb?
- In English linguistics, phrasal verbs can be described as a combination of a verb with an adverb or preposition that give a semantic or idiomatic meaning.
- For example, the phrasal verb 'staying up' means to remain awake at night or remain awake longer than usual at night.
- Based on this meaning, we know that the correct option is b) remained awake at night and all other options are not correct.
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