Question

Fill in the blank with a suitable option:

The pilot had been warned about the storm before he _________.

• A. took away
• B. took up
• C. took over
• D. took off

Answer 1

The correct option is D took off

Phrasal verbs are formed with a verb and another element, like a preposition.

Option D: 'Took off' is a phrasal verb that means 'to leave the land and begin to fly'. It is relevant to the given sentence as it's about a pilot whose profession is to fly planes. Hence this option is correct.

Option A: 'Took away' is a phrasal verb that means 'to take or remove something from someone, so that they no longer possess it'. For example: 'they took away his passport and detained him.'

Option B: 'Took up' means 'to start doing something regularly as a habit or a job'.

Option C: 'Took over' means 'to take control of'.

These meanings are not relevant to the given sentence, hence options A, B and C are incorrect.