Question 48
HardOriginal questionChoose the preposition that fills the blank.
Patients are advised to abstain ______ fried food.
Show the answer and explanation
CorrectNot quiteAnswer A
Correct answer: A
Explanation
"Abstain" is followed by "from": abstain from fried food, abstain from voting.
Worth noting
"Abstain of" is a guess from "free of". The fixed phrase is "abstain from".
- Concept
- "Abstain from"
- Typical timeTypical
- 30 s
- Your timeYours
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