Which statement is true about acceptance of an offer?

• A. An offeree cannot accept an offer directed to someone else.
• B. Unless the offer is open to all, the offeree must know about the offer in order to accept it.
• C. An acceptance must generally be communicated to the offeror to be effective.
• D. An offeree who performs the act necessary to collect a reward must also know about the offered reward.

Answer: (A)

Acceptance is made by the person to whom the offer is addressed—the offeree. When an offer is directed at a specific individual, only that person has the power to accept and form a binding contract. A third party cannot validly accept an offer directed to someone else because they are not the intended offeree and have not consented to be bound by the offer. This is why the statement that an offeree cannot accept an offer directed to someone else is true. There are exceptions—such as unilateral offers (like rewards) where performance by anyone can constitute acceptance and knowledge of the offer isn’t required—but in standard scenarios, acceptance must come from the named offeree.