Multiple choice

Directions: Select the correct word or phrase to complete a grammatical and idiomatic sentence.

The Major Corporation had to lay ______15% of its employees due to decreased sales.

  1. aside

  2. up

  3. of

  4. off
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Lay off. The correct preposition phrase is “lay off” which means temporary unemployment.

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