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Difficulty: MediumPrepositions and Prepositional Phrases

Which preposition correctly completes the sentence below?

Answer:The defense attorney managed to disabuse the jury 【of】 the notion that his client had been present at the crime scene.

Answer

The preposition 'of' correctly completes the sentence to form the standard collocation 'disabuse someone of something'.
The verb 'disabuse' requires the specific dependent preposition 'of' when indicating the misconception or false belief being removed (i.e., 'to disabuse someone of something').

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the principal verb requiring a dependent preposition.
The target verb in the sentence is 'disabuse'.
The meaning of the sentence requires expressing the removal of a false belief or misconception from the jury.
2
Select the correct fixed preposition that collocates with 'disabuse'.
The preposition 'of' is selected.
In standard English grammar, the verb 'disabuse' strictly governs the dependent preposition 'of' (to disabuse someone of an idea/notion).

Key Concept

Dependent Prepositions and Verbo-Prepositional Collocations
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