More Questions from Selecting Words

Fixed expression: supply the correct particle with "cut ____ from nature" Context: Life in big cities distances people from the natural world. Rewrite and complete the sentence: "In large cities, people are cut ______ from nature." Choose the correct option.

Verbal Ability Selecting Words Difficulty: Easy
Choose an option
  • A
    off
  • B
    out
  • C
    up
  • D
    away

Answer

Correct Answer: off

Explanation

Given data

  • Urban living causes separation from nature.

Concept/ApproachThe fixed phrase is cut off from meaning “isolated/separated from.”

Option analysisoff — correct in the phrasal construction “cut off from.” ✅out — “cut out” means remove/omit; wrong here.up — unrelated.away — “cut away” means remove by cutting; wrong preposition after “from.”

Common pitfalls

  • Writing “In a large cities …” — corrected to “In large cities …”.

Final Answeroff

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