Choose the option that best best completes the gap(s).
Despite all preparations, the wedding did not ...... ?
come along
come by
come on
come off
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Explanation:
Come along (A): To make progress or to accompany someone.
Come by (B): To obtain something or to visit a place.
Come on (C): To start to happen, to encourage someone, or to express disbelief.
Come off (D): To take place as planned, to succeed, or to become detached.
'come on' means to make progress'.come off' means to become detached or seperated from. 'come along' means to arrive or appear.'come by' means to recieve something(successful or failure) or to obtain by effort. Please confirm this explainations.If this is correct, then the answer should be 'come by'.
The selected answer is wrong:
The answer to this question should be come on(C) not come off which is option D because 'Despite' as used in the sentence means that "inspite of all the preparations made the wedding did not still come on (take place)"
