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Difficulty: Very hardPrepositions and Prepositional Phrases

Supply the appropriate preposition to complete the sentence below.

Answer:Following decades of service in volatile financial markets, the senior risk analyst had become thoroughly inured 【to】 the unpredictable shifts in global economic policy.

Answer

The correct preposition to fill the blank is 'to'.
The adjective 'inured' means to become accustomed to something undesirable after prolonged exposure, and grammatically it requires the dependent preposition 'to'.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Analyze the sentence to identify the head adjective requiring a dependent preposition.
The target word is the adjective 'inured', which means accustomed to something unpleasant or arduous through long exposure.
Understanding the semantic meaning of the adjective dictates which preposition correctly complements it.
2
Identify the standard prepositional collocation for 'inured'.
The adjective 'inured' strictly takes the dependent preposition 'to'.
In standard English grammar, expressions of habituation to hardship or stress (e.g., 'inured to hardship', 'inured to pain') exclusively take 'to'.

Key Concept

Dependent prepositions following adjectives of habituation
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