Question

Choose the word that best fits the blank: 'The committee decided to ___ the proposal until further data on its financial impact became available.'

• A. implement
• B. announce
• C. defer
• D. finalize

Hint:

Look at what happens after the blank: the committee is waiting for something before it will act. Ask which verb naturally pairs with 'until' in that sense.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Step 1: Look at the phrase that follows the blank: 'until further data on its financial impact became available'. The word 'until' tells us the committee is putting something off, waiting for a future condition to be met.
Step 2: Test each option against this waiting condition. 'Implement' means to put into action now, which contradicts waiting. 'Announce' means to declare publicly, which does not fit a decision about timing. 'Finalize' means to complete or settle, again the opposite of waiting.
Step 3: 'Defer' means to put off an action to a later time. It is the only option that logically pairs with 'until further data... became available', since you defer a decision precisely because you are waiting on more information.
Correct option: (3) defer.