In each question, a phrasal verb is provided. Identify the sentence(s) in…

Concept

A phrasal verb is a verb combined with a particle (adverb/preposition) whose meaning is idiomatic — it is NOT simply the verb's literal action plus the particle's direction. “Bring up” as a phrasal verb has three standard idiomatic senses: (1) to introduce or mention a topic for discussion, (2) to rear or raise a child, and (3) to vomit. A sentence uses the phrasal verb correctly only when it expresses one of these idiomatic senses, not the literal “carry to a higher place.” This distinction matters here because the same two words can also occur as a literal, non-idiomatic action (verb + directional particle); a sentence counts as a correct use of the phrasal verb only when it expresses one of the established idiomatic senses, even when the surface words look identical to a literal use.

Application to each sentence

• (I) “She decided to bring up the issue of salary during the meeting.” — here “bring up” means to introduce/raise a topic for discussion. This matches the idiomatic sense (1), so the usage is correct.

• (II) “They had to bring up the old furniture from the basement.” — here the words mean to physically carry furniture to a higher floor. That is the literal verb “bring” plus the direction “up,” not the idiomatic phrasal verb. None of the three idiomatic senses fits, so this is not a correct use of the phrasal verb.

• (III) “Her grandparents brought her up after her parents passed away.” — here “brought up” means reared/raised a child. This matches the idiomatic sense (2), so the usage is correct.

Result

Sentences (I) and (III) use the phrasal verb idiomatically and correctly; sentence (II) uses only the literal carrying sense. Therefore the correct usages are (I) and (III) together.

Cross-check

Replace “bring up” with an idiomatic paraphrase: (I) “raise the issue” works; (III) “raised her” works; but (II) “raise the old furniture” does not mean carry it upstairs — confirming (II) is only the literal sense and the idiomatic usages are (I) and (III).