Fill in the blank in the following sentence with suitable option. My laptop…
2023
Fill in the blank in the following sentence with suitable option.
My laptop has run ________ charge.
Answer: C. out of — Correct sentence: My laptop has run out of charge. Explanation: "Run out of" is a phrasal verb meaning to exhaust the supply of something, so it correctly…
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on in
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in for
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out of
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on for
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Correct answer: C
Correct sentence: My laptop has run out of charge.
Explanation: "Run out of" is a phrasal verb meaning to exhaust the supply of something, so it correctly describes a battery being depleted.
Why "out of" is correct: It indicates that there is no charge remaining.
Why "on in" is wrong: It does not form an idiomatic phrase with "run" to mean depletion.
Why "in for" is wrong: It means to be likely to receive or experience something, not to indicate that a supply has been used up.
Why "on for" is wrong: It does not convey the meaning 'be depleted'; it is not the proper phrasal verb for describing an exhausted battery.
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