Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.
Our new accountant `ul"fall short in"` my expectations.

Options

A. fall short on
B. falls short of
C. No substitution required
D. falls short in

Answer

B

Explanation

According to the "Subject-Verb Agreement Rule”, Accountant is a single person and will be considered as a singular subject and it will take falls as a singular verb. And the correct phrase is fall short of. It means fail to meet expectations.