Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
Excuse me, sir, but may I ask how you came ________ these goods?

• A. after
• B. by
• C. out
• D. over

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

by

Option B is the correct answer because the preposition 'by' is added to the verb 'came' to form the phrasal verb 'came by' which means to get something, especially something that is hard to get.

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

Options A, C and D are incorrect because 'came after' means to try to find or catch someone, usually in order to punish or harm them, 'came out' means to become known and 'came over' means to react in a particular way.