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Difficulty: MediumPrepositions and Prepositional Phrases

The committee was established with a view _____ streamlining the administrative procedures of the institution. Which preposition correctly completes the sentence?

  1. toAnswer
  2. B
    of
  3. C
    at
  4. D
    for

Answer

The correct preposition is 'to', completing the fixed phrase 'with a view to'.
The phrase 'with a view to' is a standard fixed compound preposition in English that expresses purpose and takes a gerund object (in this case, 'streamlining').

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the multi-word prepositional structure in the sentence.
The target structure is 'with a view _____'.
The sentence expresses the underlying aim or intention of establishing the committee.
2
Recall the fixed idiomatic collocation for expressing intention with this noun phrase.
The correct fixed compound preposition is 'with a view to', which is followed by a gerund ('streamlining').
Standard English grammar dictates that 'with a view' takes 'to' as its dependent preposition, not 'of', 'at', or 'for'.

Key Concept

Fixed Multi-word Prepositional Phrases
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