Handled and dealt with

[suravi patnaik]

Test No. incompl/inter-68 "How to complain", question 1

I'm really not satisfied with the way you have ......... the situation.

(a) dealt
(b) handled
(c) done
(d) fingered

Test No. incompl/inter-68 "How to complain", answer 1

I'm really not satisfied with the way you have handled the situation.

Correct answer: (b) handled

Your answer was: incorrect
I'm really not satisfied with the way you have dealt the situation.
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well,in the above sentence,both words 'handled' and 'dealt' match the sentence the why it is too specific to stick the word 'handled' to the sentence.....

[Alan]

If I had wanted to use dealt, I would have put in the preposition with. As there is no preposition, you must use handled.
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