Craft and StructureEasy–MediumVerb fixed by an obstacle
Craft and Structure practice question
The narrow doorway did much to ____ the movers, who had to take the sofa apart to get it inside.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
- A. hinderCorrect
- B. assist
- C. amuse
- D. employ
Answer: A. hinder
The doorway forced extra work; it got in the movers' way. To 'hinder' is to obstruct.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. assist
- A doorway that forces you to dismantle furniture isn't assisting.
- C. amuse
- Nothing suggests the movers found it funny.
- D. employ
- A doorway can't employ anyone.
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