Multiple choice

Directions: Fill in the blank

He was advised to abstain ……… alcohol.

  1. off

  2. from

  3. to

  4. of
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The correct phrase is 'abstain from', which means to voluntarily refrain from doing something. Similar to the earlier question, this means to avoid alcohol. 'Abstain off', 'abstain to', and 'abstain of' are not correct prepositions to use with abstain.

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