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Difficulty: MediumPrepositions and Prepositional Phrases

During the administrative audit, the executive director was fully exonerated _____ all allegations of financial misconduct because his actions were in strict compliance _____ established ministry guidelines. Which pair of prepositions correctly completes the sentence?

  1. from / withAnswer
  2. B
    of / to
  3. C
    from / to
  4. D
    against / by

Answer

The combination containing 'from / with' is correct because the verb 'exonerate' requires the preposition 'from' when referring to freeing an individual from blame, and the noun 'compliance' forms the fixed idiomatic phrase 'in compliance with'.
The correct response features 'from' paired with 'exonerated' and 'with' paired with 'compliance'. Both prepositions fulfill standard grammatical dependencies in formal English register.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Determine the dependent preposition governed by the verb 'exonerated'.
The verb 'exonerate' takes 'from' (e.g., exonerated from blame/allegations).
In standard English grammar, one is acquitted of a crime but exonerated from a charge.
2
Identify the correct preposition completing the phrase 'in compliance _____'.
The correct preposition is 'with'.
'In compliance with' is a standard multi-word prepositional phrase meaning in agreement or accordance with a directive.

Key Concept

Dependent prepositions and multi-word prepositional phrases
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