Craft and StructureEasy–MediumVerb fixed by a six-hour delay
Craft and Structure practice question
Heavy snow did much to ____ the rescue teams, who took six hours to reach the stranded climbers.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
- A. impedeCorrect
- B. assist
- C. alert
- D. replace
Answer: A. impede
Six hours to reach the climbers shows the snow slowed the teams down. To 'impede' is to hold back.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. assist
- Snow that causes a six-hour delay is not assisting anyone.
- C. alert
- Snow doesn't alert rescue teams.
- D. replace
- Snow can't replace rescue teams.
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