Multiple choice

Directions: In the following question, four options are given. You have to choose the best way of writing the sentence in the context of correct English usage. Ensure that the meaning of the sentence remains unchanged.

I finished the ingredients for the cake and couldn't deliver the order in time.

  1. I finished the ingredients for the cake and couldn't deliver the order in time.

  2. I finished the ingredients for the cake and so I couldn't deliver the order in time.

  3. I finished the ingredients for the cake and couldn't deliver the order at time.

  4. I ran out of the ingredients for the cake and couldn't deliver the order in time.

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

 “Ran out” is the correct idiomatic usage, which refers to exhausting the supply.