The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains anerror in phrasal verb.
Tara was late for the meeting / but somehow managed / to catch out with / everything she had missed.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. to catch out with.
Error is related to / concept: Incorrect phrasal verb usage.
What is wrong: The phrasal verb 'catch out with' is incorrect in this context. The correct expression is 'catch up with' when talking about getting up to date with something.
Grammatical concept:
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Catch up with (someone/something): To reach the same level or update oneself after being behind.
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Catch out: Means to expose a mistake or trick someone — not suitable here.
Incorrectness of the concept in context: The intended meaning is 'to get updated,' so 'catch up with' is required.
How to correct: Replace 'catch out with' with 'catch up with'.
Correct phrase/ correction: to catch up with
Final sentence: Tara was late for the meeting but somehow managed to catch up with everything she had missed.