Choose the option that best completes the gap(s)
His car ____ of fuel so he arrived late for the meeting.
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ran out
- ran out of
- ran out on
- ran on out
The correct answer is: A
Explanation
The phrase ran out is correctly used to show that his car was depleted of fuel, which caused the delay. Using "ran out of" would lead to the repetition of the preposition "of".