Direction: Pick out the most effective word from the given choices to make the sentence meaningfully complete. The crooks did not __________ any resistance.
Question and options
Direction: Pick out the most effective word from the given choices to make the sentence meaningfully complete.
The crooks did not __________ any resistance.
- offer
- take
- put
- exert
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A - offer
The standard collocation is "offer resistance": "The crooks did not offer any resistance." "Put" would need "up" (put up resistance); "take" and "exert" do not collocate with resistance here.
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