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English ( Master) Phrasal Verbs

Directions (Q 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.

Account for

i) Today he has been nominated for the post of accounts manager but he joined the organisation as senior account executive and used to account for every penny of this branch.

ii) These reports account for all the important aspect of the case, so please keep it safely.

iii) The commerce graduates account for 53% of the total staff of the organisaton.

iv) Her carelessness and ignorance account for her failures but she will have to mend her ways.

only i &ii

only i, ii& iv

only i, ii &iii

all except iv

all are correct

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Explanation:

Correct Answer is(e).
The phrase “account for” has more than one meaning. These are “to keep the record of money” / “to explain” / “to be the reason or explanation of something / to form the total of something” and the phrase has been applied properly in all the sentences.