Multiple choice

Directions: Supply the most appropriate word(s) after the verb (in bold italics) in the following sentence, so that the combination of the verb and the supplied word becomes a proper phrasal verb.

This educational institute dates _____ to the 17th century.

  1. down

  2. back

  3. from

  4. off
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B Correct answer
Explanation

'Date back' means to have existed since a particular time in the past. Thus, the sentence means that the institution was built hundreds of years ago and has been existing since then.

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