Test incompl/inter-165, User's Answer 10

[English Learner]

English Language Tests, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #165 "Phrasal Verbs (A to B)", question 10

No one in the group could believe that Sally and Steve ..........

(a) broke over
(b) broke up
(c) broke apart

English Language Tests, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #165 "Phrasal Verbs (A to B)", answer 10

No one in the group could believe that Sally and Steve broke up.

Correct answer: (b) broke up

Your answer was: incorrect
No one in the group could believe that Sally and Steve broke apart.
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way the answer is not broke apart

[Linda]

We use broke up when we're talking about a couple that has split up/ended the relationship.
Broke apart is used when we're talking about an object that has been smashed or broken up into smaller pieces.
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