Fill in the blank with the correct preposition.
Since all the records are now on the computer, the office can dispense ________ the old register.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → with
Complete sentence: Since all the records are now on the computer, the office can dispense with the old register. The records are now on the computer. So the office no longer needs the old register.
| Option | Used to show | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) with (answer) | fixed with “dispense”: to do without something or stop using it because it is no longer needed | Our school has dispensed with the morning roll call. |
| (2) of | “Dispense” does not take “of”. The verb that takes “of” is “dispose of”, which means to throw away. | Please dispose of the empty bottles in the dustbin. |
| (3) from | the starting point of something. It does not give the sense of doing without the register. | Priya got a letter from her grandfather. |
| (4) off | away from a place or surface. “Dispense off” is not correct. | The cat jumped off the wall. |