Craft and StructureEasy–MediumVerb fixed by dividing funds
Craft and Structure practice question
The committee must ____ the remaining funds among the three projects before the end of the month.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
- A. allocateCorrect
- B. withhold
- C. borrow
- D. admire
Answer: A. allocate
Dividing money among projects is to 'allocate' it.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. withhold
- 'Withhold' means to keep back, the opposite of giving out among projects.
- C. borrow
- The committee has the funds; it isn't borrowing them.
- D. admire
- 'Admire' makes no sense with 'among the three projects'.
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