Fill in the blanks with appropriate words: One morning when the geese had ........ out ........ search for food.

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The correct option is (2): gone in

To correctly fill in the blanks, we need to choose the phrasal verb that best describes the geese departing to find food. The verb "gone out" implies leaving a place, which fits the context of the geese leaving. Following "out," the preposition "in" is used with "search for food" to mean "in the act of searching for food" or "for the purpose of finding food." Thus, "gone out in search for food" is a grammatically sound and common idiom in English, meaning they left to find food.

The incorrect option is (1): went on
"Went on" suggests continuing an action or moving forward, but it doesn't clearly convey the purpose of leaving to search for food in conjunction with "out." While "went out" would be acceptable for the first blank, "went on search for food" is grammatically awkward and not a standard idiom.

The incorrect option is (3): left at
"Left at" typically refers to leaving something or someone at a specific location, or it can imply a point in time when something was left. It doesn't fit the context of the geese departing *to* search for food. "Left out" can mean omitted or excluded, which is not applicable here, and "at search for food" is incorrect.

The incorrect option is (4): left into
"Left into" is grammatically incorrect in this context. While "left" can describe departing, "into" usually indicates movement inside something or a change of state. "Into search for food" does not form a coherent or idiomatic phrase in English to express the purpose of their departure.