Question
Its no use asking them what happened because they will
_______________ a story, which will be believed by everyone. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate phrasal verbs. If none of the given phrasal verbs are correct, choose E, that is ‘None of these’ as the answer.Solution
The phrasal verb ‘make up’ means ‘to invent an excuse, a story, etc., often in order to deceive’. This is correct here. Give up- to stop trying to guess. Show up- to arrive somewhere. End up- eventually do/decide. Its no use asking them what happened because they will make up a story, which will be believed by everyone.
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