2024 · Q115
In the following items, a sentence is given with a blank space that is required to be filled with a phrasal verb. Select the most appropriate response from the options provided and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
The goons _______ the unsuspecting victims when the latter walked into the dark alley.
EnglishUse of Phrasal Verbs
- Aset upon
- Bset up
- Cset along
- Dset down
Explanation
‘Set upon’ means to attack suddenly — the goons set upon the unsuspecting victims. ‘Set up’ means arranged or framed, ‘set along’ is not an idiom, and ‘set down’ means put down or humiliated. In context of goons ambushing victims in a dark alley, only ‘set upon’ fits. Hence (a) is correct.