Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
Looking carefully, we made __________ a tall figure in the darkness.

• A. out
• B. over
• C. up
• D. off

Answer 1

The correct option is A out

Option A is the correct answer because the preposition 'out' is added to the verb 'made' to form the phrasal verb 'made out' which means to see, hear, or understand someone or something with difficulty.

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

Options B, C and D are incorrect because 'made over' means to officially make someone else the owner of something, 'made up' means to invent an explanation for something, especially in order to avoid being punished or embarrassed and 'made off' means to leave quickly, especially after doing something wrong.