Meaning of finishing school

[Barbora]

Test No. incompl/elem-5 "Finish/End", question 2

They wanted their daughter to improve her social skills and sent her to the famous ......... school in Switzerland.

(a) ends
(b) ending
(c) finishes
(d) finishing

Test No. incompl/elem-5 "Finish/End", answer 2

They wanted their daughter to improve her social skills and sent her to the famous finishing school in Switzerland.

Correct answer: (d) finishing

Your answer was: incorrect
They wanted their daughter to improve her social skills and sent her to the famous ending school in Switzerland.
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Hi.
What does finishing school mean?

[Torsten]

Hi Barbora,

If you want to know what a finishing school is, you will find out by clicking here:
http://www.english-test.net/forum/ftopic1956.html#5514
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