Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.

He was looking into his book for the last two hours but couldn’t find it.

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  1. looking down on his book
  2. looking above his book
  3. looking for his book
  4. looking after his book

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Option 3 : looking for his book
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The correct answer is looking for his book.

Key Points

  • Looking for should be used instead of looking into
  • Look for: phrasal verb of look; attempt to find someone or something.
    • Example: Divya has been looking for her phone for the last one hour.
  • Thus, the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence is option 3.  
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