Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
The other day I came _________ an advert for a job you might be interested in.

• A. through
• B. over
• C. across
• D. around

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

across

Option C is the correct answer because the preposition 'across' is added to the verb 'came' to form the phrasal verb 'came across' which means to find something by chance.

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, B and D are incorrect because 'came through'means to be still alive, working, or making progress after a difficult or dangerous experience, 'came over' means to react in a particular way and 'came around' means to revive; recover.