Taper off i Everybody has been told that no travelling allowances will be paid by the company t...........

English ( Master) Phrasal Verbs

Directions (1-5): In each of the following questions one phrase has been given and it has been followed by four sentences. You have to find out in which of these sentences phrase has been used properly according to its meaning and mark your answer from the options denoted by a), b), c) and d). Mark e) as your answer if you find that phrase has been applied properly in all the sentences.

Taper off

i) Everybody has been told that no travelling allowances will be paid by the company that is why the number of interested candidates for tour has tapered off.

ii) After taking the medicine his fever tapered off and he managed to complete the task.

iii) We will have to taper off the programme due to the poor arrangements.

iv) After the implementation of new regulation, the monthly expenses of the various departments have tapered off.

only i & ii

only i, ii& iv

only ii &iii

all except iv

all are correct

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Explanation:

Correct Answer is (b).
Explanation: the meaning of the phrase “taper off” is “to become gradually less in number, amount, degree, etc.” and phrase has been applied properly in i, ii and iv sentences.