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    Question

    In the question, a highlighted phrasal verb is given, which is followed by three sentences, you have to identify that the highlighted phrasal is correctly used or not. You have to mark the option in which the phrasal is correctly used.

    Let off

    1.    The people who let off in this world are the people who get up and look for circumstances they want, and if they cannot find them, make them

    2.    She might not want a shoulder to cry on, but I could give her a place where she could let off a little steam

    3.    Four were arrested on the orders of the chief public prosecutor, but Mr Honecker was let off because of ill health

    A Only 1 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Only 2 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Only 3 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Both 2 and 3 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E All are correct Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Meaning  of ‘let off’ – punish someone lightly or not at all for a offence; forgive The phrasal verb is correct used in statements (2) and (3) Statement (1) – ‘let off’ doesn’t support the context of the statement, the context of the sentence talks about the people who want to succeed, so they look for circumstances they want. So, this is an incorrect option  

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