The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains anerror in phrasal verb.
Bindu asked Arya to fill out for / her so that she could / take care of / her sick father.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. Bindu asked Arya to fill out for
Error concept: Incorrect phrasal verb usage
What is wrong: The phrasal verb “fill out for” is incorrect. “Fill out” means to complete a form, not to take someone’s place.
Grammatical concept: The correct phrasal verb to indicate taking someone’s place temporarily is “fill in for”.
Incorrectness of the concept in context: Using fill out for is meaningless in this context and does not convey the intended meaning.
How to correct: Replace fill out for with fill in for.
Correct phrase/ correction: fill in for
Final sentence: Bindu asked Arya to fill in for her so that she could take care of her sick father.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.