Newspapers are delivered to people's doors every day

Joliver · Thu Apr 07, 2005 15:56 pm *Newspapers are delivered to people's doors every day*

Test No. incompl/advan-4 "Newspaper Headlines", question 6

Newspapers are ......... to people's doors every day.

(a) taken
(b) distributed
(c) delivered
(d) handed

Test No. incompl/advan-4 "Newspaper Headlines", answer 6

Newspapers are delivered to people's doors every day.

Correct answer: (c) delivered

Your answer was: incorrect
Newspapers are distributed to people's doors every day.
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why is delivered the correct answer in this sentence instead of distributed
Thanks

Alan · Thu Apr 07, 2005 18:46 pm *Deliver*

This word is used to mean bring to your door. Distribute is simply share out/give out and so has a different meaning.
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