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Difficulty: HardPrepositions and Prepositional Phrases

The board of directors agreed that the revised executive remuneration package must be strictly ______ the appointee's professional experience and track record. Which prepositional construction correctly completes the sentence above?

  1. commensurate withAnswer
  2. B
    commensurate to
  3. C
    commensurate for
  4. D
    commensurate by

Answer

The phrase 'commensurate with' correctly completes the sentence because the adjective 'commensurate' idiomatically takes the dependent preposition 'with' when indicating that something is corresponding in size, degree, or proportion.
In standard formal English, the adjective 'commensurate' (meaning corresponding in size, extent, or degree) takes the fixed dependent preposition 'with'. Therefore, 'commensurate with' is the grammatically appropriate prepositional combination.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the head adjective requiring a prepositional complement in the sentence stem.
The target adjective is 'commensurate'.
Adjectives in formal English often require specific dependent prepositions to complete their meaning accurately.
2
Determine the correct dependent preposition for 'commensurate' in formal standard English.
The correct dependent preposition is 'with'.
Standard grammatical convention establishes that 'commensurate' collocate with 'with' when describing proportional relationships (e.g., salary commensurate with experience).
3
Evaluate the choices to select the option containing 'commensurate with'.
The option containing 'commensurate with' is selected.
All other prepositions ('to', 'for', 'by') represent non-standard usage or prepositional mismatches.

Key Concept

Dependent Prepositions and Adjective Collocations
Estimated Time:50s
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Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases

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