sort into vs. fall into

[Carlsoak]

Business English Lesson, Advanced Level

ESL/EFL Test #171 "Asset Classes", question 2

Asset classes are the categories that your different investments ......... into -- such as cash, bonds, large-cap stocks, small-cap stocks, and international stocks.

(a) fall
(b) fan
(c) sift
(d) sort

Business English Lesson, Advanced Level

ESL/EFL Test #171 "Asset Classes", answer 2

Asset classes are the categories that your different investments fall into -- such as cash, bonds, large-cap stocks, small-cap stocks, and international stocks.

Correct answer: (a) fall

Your answer was: incorrect
Asset classes are the categories that your different investments sort into -- such as cash, bonds, large-cap stocks, small-cap stocks, and international stocks.
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"sort into" has the same & preferable meaning as
"fall into"

[Torsten]

No, both verbs have very different meanings. Also, 'sort into' is transitive while 'fall into' is intransitive. If you google both verbs you will find the differences in meaning. Should take you lest than 3 minutes.

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