1. It is widely acknowledged that he takes after his aunt.
2. He was reluctant to take in any more responsibility.
3. He assured the client that he would take out the matter at the first given opportunity.
Select the answer using the codes given below :
The given question asks us to determine the correctness of phrasal verb usage in three sentences. Let's analyze each sentence:
- It is widely acknowledged that he takes after his aunt.
- The phrasal verb "takes after" is used correctly here. "Take after" means to resemble a family member in appearance or character, which fits well with the context of the sentence.
- He was reluctant to take in any more responsibility.
- The phrasal verb "take in" typically means to admit someone to an organization or to understand something. In this sentence, the intended meaning seems to be "assume" or "accept," where "take on" would be more appropriate than "take in."
- He assured the client that he would take out the matter at the first given opportunity.
- The phrasal verb "take out" is generally used to mean remove or extract, and it does not fit the context of managing or addressing a matter. The more accurate expression would be "take up."
Let's determine which sentences are using phrasal verbs correctly:
- Sentence 1 uses the phrasal verb "takes after" correctly.
- Sentence 2 uses "take in" incorrectly; it should be "take on."
- Sentence 3 uses "take out" incorrectly; it should be "take up."
The option "1 only" is correct because sentence 1 is the only instance where the phrasal verb is used appropriately.
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