Craft and StructureEasy–MediumWord for a temporary stop
Craft and Structure practice question
Work on the tower was ____ for the winter and resumed in April, when the mortar could be trusted to set.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
- A. suspendedCorrect
- B. completed
- C. condemned
- D. commissioned
Answer: A. suspended
Stopped, then resumed: suspended.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. completed
- Completed work is not resumed.
- C. condemned
- Condemned means declared unsafe.
- D. commissioned
- Commissioned means ordered to begin.
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