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The management has decided to ______ the annual staff retreat until the financial audit is completed. Which of the following options correctly completes the sentence?

  1. put offCevap
  2. B
    put out
  3. C
    put down
  4. D
    put in

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The phrasal verb 'put off' correctly completes the sentence, meaning to postpone an event.
The phrasal verb 'put off' means to delay or postpone something to a later date. In the context of rescheduling a staff retreat until an audit finishes, 'put off' is the only appropriate choice.

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1
Analyze the context of the sentence
The sentence describes delaying a staff retreat until an audit is finished.
Understanding the context helps determine the required meaning of the phrasal verb.
2
Evaluate the meanings of the candidate phrasal verbs
'Put off' means to postpone, while 'put out', 'put down', and 'put in' carry unrelated meanings.
Selecting the correct particle is necessary to convey the intended meaning of postponement.

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