Phrasal Verbs: Jump

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Question 1

Choose the correct usage

A	I’d jump at any position that my dream company would offer.
B	I’d jump on any position that my dream company would offer.

Question 1 Explanation:

The correct usage is jump at. Jump at means ‘Accept eagerly’.

Question 2

Choose the correct usage

A	She would jump in disinvited and then leave abruptly.
B	She would jump into disinvited and then leave abruptly.

Question 2 Explanation:

The correct usage is jump in. Jump in means ‘Enter a conversation’.

Question 3

Choose the correct usage

A	The presentation jumped on but gradually the graph began to fall.
B	The presentation jumped off but gradually the graph began to fall.

Question 3 Explanation:

The correct usage is jump off. Jump off means ‘Start quickly, often well’.

Question 4

Choose the correct usage

A	Please don’t jump next to conclusions when you’re least aware of what the circumstances have been like.
B	Please don’t jump on conclusions when you’re least aware of what the circumstances have been like.

Question 4 Explanation:

The correct usage is jump on. Jump on means ‘Criticize, attack’.

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