Question

Slavery was not done away .............. until the last century.

• A. with
• B. for
• C. to
• D. off

Hint:

Memorise fixed idiomatic expressions like "done away with" — changing the preposition will make them incorrect.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

The phrase "done away with" is an established idiomatic expression in English.
It means to abolish, eliminate, or get rid of something that is considered undesirable.
In this sentence, the topic is "slavery," which historically was abolished in many countries only during the last century.
Therefore, the correct and complete phrase should be "done away with," which naturally leads to selecting option (a).
Option (b) "for" is incorrect because "done away for" is not a recognised collocation in English and does not convey the intended meaning.
Option (c) "to" is also incorrect since "done away to" does not exist as an idiom or expression in this context.
Option (d) "off" is wrong because "done away off" is grammatically and idiomatically invalid.
Example: "Corporal punishment was done away with in most schools during the late 20th century."
This example shows how the idiom is used to mean "abolished" in a formal sense.