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Difficulty: MediumPrepositions and Prepositional Phrases

After working in the noisy manufacturing plant for over a decade, the senior technician had become completely inured _____ the deafening sounds of heavy machinery. Which preposition accurately fills the blank?

  1. toAnswer
  2. B
    with
  3. C
    from
  4. D
    against

Answer

The preposition 'to' is the correct choice.
The adjective 'inured' means habituated or accustomed to an undesirable state (such as hardship, pain, or noise) and standard English usage requires it to be followed by the preposition 'to'.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the target adjective requiring a dependent preposition in the sentence.
The target adjective is 'inured'.
The sentence structure requires an adjective-preposition collocation to complete the phrase 'inured _____'.
2
Determine the fixed preposition that collocates with 'inured' in Standard English usage.
'Inured' idiomatically governs the preposition 'to'.
To be 'inured to' something means to become accustomed or desensitized to something unpleasant through continuous exposure.

Key Concept

Dependent Prepositions following Adjectives
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Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases

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