Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
The police will check ___________ your story, so tell the truth.

• A. in to
• B. out of
• C. over
• D. up on

Answer 1

The correct option is C over

Option C is the correct answer because the preposition 'over' is added to the verb 'check' to form the phrasal verb 'check over' which means to double check.

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

Options A, B and D are incorrect because 'check in to' means to try to find out more information about a particular subject, 'check out of' means to leave a hotel or a private hospital after paying the bill and 'check up on' means to find out information about someone, especially secretly.