Question

Below the sentence, three possible substitutions are given for the underlined part. Choose the option that is better than the underlined part.
The meeting has been put off to next Friday.

• A. Put on
• B. Put out
• C. Put for
• D. No improvement

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

No improvement

Let’s examine the sentence: “The meeting has been put off to next Friday.” The phrasal verb ‘put off’ is used to mean ‘postpone.’ Hence, it is correctly used in the sentence. So, there is no error in the sentence and the sentence requires no further improvement. Hence, Option D is the correct answer.