Choose the most suitable option to replace the highlighted part of the sentence:
As soon as Gita opened the umbrella, a scorpion fell about of it.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The prepositional phrase 'out of' is used to indicate movement from inside an enclosed space (the umbrella, in this case) to the outside. Option (C) 'fell out of' correctly conveys this meaning and fits the sentence structure.