Craft and StructureEasy–MediumWord for a temporary stop
Craft and Structure practice question
The match was ____ for twenty minutes while the storm passed overhead.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
- A. pausedCorrect
- B. won
- C. started
- D. cancelled
Answer: A. paused
Twenty minutes while the storm passed: paused.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. won
- Winning does not take twenty minutes of waiting.
- C. started
- It had already begun.
- D. cancelled
- A cancelled match does not resume.
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