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Phrasal Verbs: Drill
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Question 1 |
Choose the correct usage:
The teacher drilled the rules into the students. | |
The teacher drilled the rules in the students. |
Question 1 Explanation:
The correct phrase is drill into, which means repeat something many times to make someone learn it.
Question 2 |
Choose the correct usage:
I really had to drill by the computer to get to the software. | |
The programmer had to really drill down to get the information from the database. |
Question 2 Explanation:
The correct phrase is drill down, which means search through layers of information on a computer.
Question 3 |
Choose the correct usage:
The officers drilled down around the facts to reach a final conclusion. | |
The police drilled down through the facts to reach the truth. |
Question 3 Explanation:
The correct phrase is drill down through, which means get to the bottom of something, get detailed data.
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