I reminded her ______
- (a)to turn off the lights at night.
- (b)to call off the lights at night.
- (c)to drop off the lights at night.
- (d)to break off the lights at night.
Answer
A
Why
Correct — A, to turn off the lights at night. 'Turn off' means to switch off a device or light. 'Call off' means to cancel, 'drop off' means to fall asleep or deliver someone, and 'break off' means to stop suddenly or detach a piece — none of these works with lights.
Why the others are wrong
- (b)to call off the lights at night. — 'Call off' means to cancel an event or activity, so it cannot mean switching off a light.
- (c)to drop off the lights at night. — 'Drop off' means to fall asleep or to deliver a person or thing, neither of which fits switching off lights.
- (d)to break off the lights at night. — 'Break off' means to stop suddenly or to detach a piece, not to switch off a light.
Concept
A phrasal-verb item on 'turn off' meaning to switch off a light or appliance.
Related PYQs
No directly related past PYQ was found.
Practice
- practice — not a real PYQ
Please ______ the fan before you leave.
- (a)call off
- (b)turn off
- (c)drop off
- (d)break off
Answer(b) turn off — switching off an appliance uses 'turn off'.
- practice — not a real PYQ
He forgot to ______ the tap.
- (a)turn off
- (b)call off
- (c)drop off
- (d)break off
Answer(a) turn off — to stop the flow you turn the tap off.