Question

0007 1 Since capital punishment was abandoned, the crime rate has increased. Since capital punishment was [[abandoned]], the crime rate has increased. abolished abandon = give up a plan, activity or attempt to do something, without being successful: 'Bad weather forced them to abandon the search.' 'Without government support, the project will have to be abandoned.'abolish = remove a law, tradition or system, often by introducing a new law; do away with: 'In which year was slavery abolished in the United States?' 'I'd hate to see the monarchy abolished.'

Accepted Answer

abandon ✗ Since capital punishment was abolished, the crime rate has increased. Since capital punishment was [[abolished]], the crime rate has increased. abolished | abandoned

Idx	0007
Keyword	abandon
Sub Entry Number	1
Type of Sentence	✗
Error Sentence	Since capital punishment was abandoned, the crime rate has increased.
Correct Sentence	Since capital punishment was abolished, the crime rate has increased.
Cloze Error Sentence	Since capital punishment was [[abandoned]], the crime rate has increased.
Cloze Sentence	Since capital punishment was [[abolished]], the crime rate has increased.
Cloze Answer	abolished
Choices	abolished \| abandoned
Explanation	abandon = give up a plan, activity or attempt to do something, without being successful: 'Bad weather forced them to abandon the search.' 'Without government support, the project will have to be abandoned.' abolish = remove a law, tradition or system, often by introducing a new law; do away with: 'In which year was slavery abolished in the United States?' 'I'd hate to see the monarchy abolished.'

Capital Punishment Crime Rate Increased Abandon Abolished Abandoned