I ran ____ John yesterday, and it was a pleasant surprise.
- (a)by
- (b)off
- (c)beside
- (d)into
Answer
D
Why
Correct — D, into. The phrasal verb 'run into someone' means to meet them unexpectedly, which the 'pleasant surprise' in the sentence confirms.
Why the others are wrong
- (a)by — 'Run something by someone' means to tell them an idea for their opinion, not to meet a person.
- (b)off — 'Run off' means to leave hurriedly or to print copies, not to encounter a person.
- (c)beside — 'Beside' is a position word meaning 'next to'; it does not combine with 'run' to convey an encounter.
Concept
A phrasal-verb item — 'run into someone' means to meet them by chance.
Related PYQs
No directly related past PYQ was found.
Practice
- practice — not a real PYQ
Fill in the blank: I ____ an old classmate at the market yesterday.
- (a)ran off
- (b)ran into
- (c)ran by
- (d)ran beside
Answer(b) ran into — to meet someone unexpectedly.
- practice — not a real PYQ
What does the phrasal verb 'run into someone' mean?
- (a)To avoid them
- (b)To meet them by chance
- (c)To chase them
- (d)To argue with them
Answer(b) To meet them by chance.