Xstephenx Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
"written off"
The car was completely ___ and the driver seriously injured.
A broken off
B taken off
C written off
D picked up
C is my answer, but the answer sheet says it's A
which one is right?
A broken off
B taken off
C written off
D picked up
C is my answer, but the answer sheet says it's A
which one is right?
Top answer
I would agree that "written off" would mean it was a total wreck with nothing able to be recovered. For the car to be "broken off" it would need to be broken off of something and that doesn't make sense.
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I would agree that "written off" would mean it was a total wreck with nothing able to be recovered.
For the car to be "broken off" it would need to be broken off of something and that doesn't make sense.
For the car to be "broken off" it would need to be broken off of something and that doesn't make sense.
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