Choose the most appropriate option to fill in the blank:
The doctor has ___ him from drinking alcohol if he wants to get well.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → proscribed
Complete sentence: The doctor has proscribed him from drinking alcohol if he wants to get well. The doctor has forbidden alcohol because the patient must stay away from it to get well.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) conducted | to carry out or lead an activity (one cannot "conduct someone from" doing something) | The doctor conducted a full examination. |
| (2) scolded | to speak angrily to someone for doing something wrong (it does not take "from drinking", and the sentence is about forbidding, not scolding) | The teacher scolded the boy for coming late. |
| (3) encouraged | to give support or confidence to do something (it gives the opposite sense, as a doctor would not urge alcohol on a patient who wants to get well) | Her parents encouraged her to take up music. |
| (4) proscribed (answer) | to forbid something officially (proscribe and prescribe sound alike: to proscribe is to forbid, to prescribe is to advise a medicine or treatment) | The use of these chemicals is proscribed by law. |
Note: "Proscribe" usually takes the thing forbidden as its object ("proscribed alcohol"); the pattern "proscribed him from drinking" is unusual. It is still the only option whose meaning fits the sentence, so it is the answer by elimination.
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