Multiple choice

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

The City Council was forced to ______ and put a stop to the development in the area when it was judged to be unsafe.

  1. step up

  2. step in

  3. step back

  4. step by

  5. step out

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

Prepositional usage. 'Step in' means to intervene.