Choose the correct option to fill in the blank:
Because of the heavy rain, the school decided to dispense ______ the morning assembly for the rest of the week.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → with
Complete sentence: Because of the heavy rain, the school decided to dispense with the morning assembly for the rest of the week. The rain made the assembly hard to hold, so the school chose to do without it for some days.
| Option | Used to show | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) with (answer) | fixed with “dispense”, which in this sense always takes “with”: to do without something or to stop having it | For the small family function, we dispensed with printed cards and sent messages instead. |
| (2) off | moving away from a surface or place | The cat jumped off the wall. |
| (3) from | where something starts or comes from | Meena walks home from school. |
| (4) away | distance from a place or person | The puppy ran away from the noise. |