Question

Pick out the phrasal verb:
They used up all the leftover material.

• A. They used
• B. used up
• C. all the
• D. leftover material

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

used up

A phrasal verb is a verb combined with an adverb or preposition (or both) to provide a variety of meanings. In the given sentence, "used up" is a phrasal verb, it's a combination of verb (used) + adverb (up) and it means 'depleted, exhausted'; hence option B is correct. "They used" is a combination of subject and verb, whereas a phrasal verb consists of an adverb/preposition; hence it's not a phrasal verb and option A is incorrect. "All the" is a phrase made of a determiner (all) and an article (the), hence it's not a phrasal verb and option C is incorrect. "Leftover material" is a phrase made of adjective (leftover) + noun (material), it's not a phrasal verb hence option D is incorrect.