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Question 10

Which sentence correctly uses run into to mean meet someone by chance?

  1. I ran after my former coach outside the cinema.
  2. I ran into my former coach outside the cinema.Correct answer
  3. I ran away from my former coach outside the cinema.
  4. I ran over my former coach outside the cinema.

Explanation

The chance meeting is expressed by ran into, which keeps the inseparable verb together before its object. Running after the coach would mean pursuing him deliberately, not encountering him unexpectedly.

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