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Which preposition correctly completes the sentence below?

Answer:The facility manager instructed the sanitation team to dispose 【of】 all hazardous chemical waste immediately.

Answer

of
The verb 'dispose' forms a fixed prepositional collocation with 'of' when expressing the action of getting rid of unwanted items. Therefore, 'dispose of' is the only grammatically correct phrasing.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the head verb in the sentence that governs preposition selection.
The main verb requiring completion is 'dispose'.
In standard English grammar, specific verbs mandate fixed dependent prepositions to form idiomatic combinations.
2
Determine the correct dependent preposition for 'dispose'.
The correct preposition is 'of'.
The verb 'dispose' standardly collocates with 'of' to mean to get rid of, discard, or relinquish something.

Key Concept

Dependent Prepositions and Verbal Collocations
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Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases

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