Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
The company ran about of stock due to unexpectedly high demand for the product.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. ran out of stock due to.
Error concept: Incorrect phrasal verb usage.
What is wrong: The phrase “ran about of stock” is not a correct English expression.
Grammatical concept: The correct phrasal verb to indicate that stock is finished is “ran out of.”
Incorrectness of the concept in context: Saying “ran about of stock” is meaningless and does not convey that the stock was depleted.
How to correct: Replace “ran about of” with “ran out of.”
Correct phrase/ correction: ran out of stock due to
Final sentence: The company ran out of stock due to unexpectedly high demand for the product.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.