Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
Although she was only sixteen she looked a lot older. In fact, she could easily pass _________ twenty-one.

• A. away
• B. for
• C. in
• D. off

Answer 1

The correct option is B for

Option B is the correct answer because the preposition 'for' is added to the verb 'pass' to form the phrasal verb 'pass for' which means to be accepted, wrongly, as being a particular type of person or thing.

Note that the prepositions provided in the options are added to the verb 'pass' so as to form different phrasal verbs. Phrasal verbs are basically multi-word verbs.

Options A, C and D are incorrect because 'pass away' means to die. This word is used to avoid saying ‘die’ when you think this might upset someone. 'Pass in' means to pass by and 'pass off' means to happen in a particular way.