Specify vs. point out

[Udai]

Test No. incompl/advan-26 "Agreements", question 2

There was nothing in the contract that ......... who would be responsible in the event that one of the partners became seriously ill.

(a) pointed
(b) specified
(c) printed
(d) developed

Test No. incompl/advan-26 "Agreements", answer 2

There was nothing in the contract that specified who would be responsible in the event that one of the partners became seriously ill.

Correct answer: (b) specified

Your answer was: incorrect
There was nothing in the contract that pointed who would be responsible in the event that one of the partners became seriously ill.
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Why pointed isn't correct?

[Alan]

Hi,

In this sentence you need to express the idea of indicating. If you want to use the verb point, then you would have to use the phrasal verb point out.

Alan
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