The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains anerror in phrasal verb.
Tina dropped behind of / college and / went straight / into a good job.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. Tina dropped behind of.
Error Concept: Incorrect usage of a phrasal verb.
What is wrong: The phrase 'dropped behind of' is grammatically incorrect. The correct phrasal verb is 'dropped out of.'
Grammar Concept:
The phrasal verb 'drop out (of)' means to leave school, college, or a program before completing it. 'Drop behind' means to fall behind in progress, but 'drop behind of' is not a valid construction.
Incorrectness of the concept in context:
The sentence is referring to Tina leaving college before finishing, so 'drop out of' is the correct phrasal verb, not 'drop behind of.'
Correction: 'Dropped behind of' should be replaced with 'dropped out of.'
Corrected phrase: Tina dropped out of college...
Final sentence: Tina dropped out of college and went straight into a good job.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.