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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?

  1. A. allocateCorrect
  2. B. withhold
  3. C. borrow
  4. 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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