Select the option that corrects the following sentence. What are you looking around?

🧠 Explanation

The sentence “What are you looking around?” is incorrect because:

👉 The verb “look” needs the correct preposition depending on meaning.
👉 When you want to ask about searching for something, the correct phrasal verb is:

✔️ look for = to search

✔️ Correct Sentence:

What are you looking for?

❌ Why the other options are incorrect:

a. What are you looking among?
👉 “Among” means in the middle of a group → not suitable here.

c. What are you looking through?
👉 “Look through” means to examine something (like a book or file)
👉 Example: She is looking through the documents.

d. What are you looking across?
👉 “Across” is not used with “look” in this context.

✨ Extra Facts

🔹 Common Phrasal Verbs with “Look”

• Look for → search
• Look after → take care of
• Look into → investigate
• Look at → see/watch

🔹 Importance of Prepositions
👉 A small change in preposition can completely change meaning:

• Look for → search
• Look at → see
• Look after → care

🎯 Exam Tip

👉 Always learn phrasal verbs as a complete unit (verb + preposition), not separately.