Question

0371 3 I told him that we would be grateful if he would kindly avoid ringing our doorbell after midnight. I told him that we would be grateful if he would kindly [[avoid]] ringing our doorbell after midnight. refrain from refrain from doing sth = (formal) stop yourself from doing something because other people do not like it: 'Hotel guests are asked to refrain from smoking in the restaurants.'

Accepted Answer

avoid ✗ I told him that we would be grateful if he would kindly refrain from ringing our doorbell after midnight. I told him that we would be grateful if he would kindly [[refrain from]] ringing our doorbell after midnight. avoid | refrain from

Idx	0371
Keyword	avoid
Sub Entry Number	3
Type of Sentence	✗
Error Sentence	I told him that we would be grateful if he would kindly avoid ringing our doorbell after midnight.
Correct Sentence	I told him that we would be grateful if he would kindly refrain from ringing our doorbell after midnight.
Cloze Error Sentence	I told him that we would be grateful if he would kindly [[avoid]] ringing our doorbell after midnight.
Cloze Sentence	I told him that we would be grateful if he would kindly [[refrain from]] ringing our doorbell after midnight.
Cloze Answer	refrain from
Choices	avoid \| refrain from
Explanation	refrain from doing sth = (formal) stop yourself from doing something because other people do not like it: 'Hotel guests are asked to refrain from smoking in the restaurants.'

Refrain I Told Grateful Kindly Ringing Doorbell Midnight