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The bus came late.We could not reach in time.(join into simple sentence)

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He_____the bus so that he could reach office in time

sentence-construction

He_____the bus so that he could reach office in time.

options given:

a. ran for
b. ran into
c. took
d. ran after

I could not solve this question and find it difficult to understand difference in the options.

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ran for ran into and ran after are prepositional phrases that all i know but i am unable to determine the usage of each word.

ran after:here's what i researched.

Yes, ran after is a (transitive) phrasal verb.

To "run after" someone means to chase them with the intent to catch them and interact with them in some way.

If you parse it as a verb + a prepositional phrase, you would have a meaning of "to run at a later time than someone", which in most cases (including your example) does not make sense.

Source :https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/266745/is-ran-after-a-phrasal-verb

So ran after here too doesn't make sense

ran into: to bump into someone or something.

ran for: To flee toward something or some place, especially for shelter or safety:

took:reach for and hold

i am confused between ranfor and ran into and took

I need to analyze which option is correct and why. Am I missing out any rule?

Answer 2

The bus being late we could not reach in time.