Complete the following sentences. Each sentence contains an incomplete phrasal verb. From the given options, find out the adverb particle/preposition that would complete the phrasal verb.
1. After some time, they came ………………….. blows.
a) to b) round c) of
2. The newspaper comes …………………… . every day.
a) out b) around c) down
3. Susie doesn’t want to accept this job, but I think she will eventually come …………………… . to the idea.
a) around b) down c) to
4. Mom really came …………………… .. on me when she discovered what I had done.
a) down b) up c) around
5. You will come …………………… . with flying colors in the examination.
a) off b) down c) out
6. I was wondering who she was and suddenly it came …………………… . me that we had gone to the same high school years before.
a) to b) off c) at
7. I don’t know how these things come …………………?
a) about b) around c) across
8. I came …………………… . an old friend of mine yesterday.
a) about b) across c) on
Answers
1. After some time, they came to blows. (come to blows = fight)
2. The newspaper comes out every day. (come out = appear)
3. Susie doesn’t want to accept this job, but I think she will eventually come around to the idea. (come around = change one’s mind)
4. Mom really came down on me when she discovered what I had done. (come down on somebody = scold them)
5. You will come off with flying colors in the examination. (come off with flying colors = perform brilliantly)
6. I was wondering who she was and suddenly it came to me that we had gone to the same high school years before. (come to someone = remember)
7. I don’t know how these things come about. (come about = happen)
8. I came across an old friend of mine yesterday. (come across = find)
