English Questions – Sentence Correction (Phrase Replacement) Set 92

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1. I was late twice last week and my boss keeps HAVING ON about it.
   1) Have over
   2) Hating on
   3) Having against
   4) Harping in
   5) No correction required.
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 4)
   Explanation: Harp on – Talk repeatedly about something.
   
   
2. His rudeness yesterday FITS IN OF what I have always thought of his behavior.
   1) Fits into
   2) Fits out
   3) Fits in with
   4) Fizzle out
   5) No correction required.
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 3)
   Explanation: Fit in with – Occur or happen in a way that shows that plans or ideas have not changed.
   
   
3. We were going to meet last night, but she BLEW me OFF at the last minute.
   1) Blow out
   2) Blow away
   3) Blow down
   4) Blow in
   5) No correction required.
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 5)
   Explanation: No correction required.
   Blow off – Not keep an appointment.
   
   
4. Gas reserves were DRAWN UP in the recent cold spell.
   1) Draw even
   2) Drawn in
   3) Draw into
   4) Drawn down
   5) No correction required.
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 4)
   Explanation: Draw down – To deplete by consumption or heavy spending.
   
   
5. I CAME UPTO the book in a little second-hand bookshop in Dorset.
   1) Conjure up
   2) Came upon
   3) Conk out
   4) Contracts in
   5) No correction required.
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 2)
   Explanation: Come upon – Find by chance.
   
   
6. I couldn’t concentrate because they were CLOWNING ROUND all afternoon.
   1) Coasting along
   2) Clowning around
   3) Come about
   4) Coming across
   5) No correction required.
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 2)
   Explanation: Clown around – Behave stupidly or waste time.
   
   
7. The barman BUNDLED the drunk IN because he was annoying the other customers.
   1) Bundled up
   2) Burn down
   3) Bundled out
   4) Burned in
   5) No correction required.
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 3)
   Explanation:Bundle out – Expel.
   
   
8. He didn’t want to discuss the details, but I managed to BRING him AROUND and he told me everything.
   1) Bring in
   2) Bring back
   3) Bring down
   4) Bring forth
   5) No correction required.
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 5)
   Explanation: No correction required.
   Bring around – Get someone talking about something.
   
   
9. She was going to tell her boss exactly what she thought, but BOTTLED OFF in the end.
   1) Bottle up
   2) Bottled out
   3) Bounce into
   4) Bounce back
   5) No correction required.
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 2)
   Explanation: Bottle out – Lack courage to do something.
   
   
10. Yasini got BOGGED DOWN in his research and didn’t finish the project in time.
    1) Bog in
    2) Bog into
    3) Boil down
    4) Boil down to
    5) No correction required.
    

    Answer & Explanation

    Answer – 5)
    Explanation: No correction required.
    Bog down – Slow make progress.