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Difficulty: EasyPrepositions and Prepositional Phrases

Complete the following sentence by providing the correct preposition.

Answer:All citizens are expected to abide 【by】 the laws of the land regardless of their social standing.

Answer

by
The preposition 'by' correctly completes the standard prepositional collocation with 'abide', forming the expression 'abide by', which means to adhere to or comply with established laws or decisions.

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Identify the verb requiring a specific dependent preposition in the context of obeying rules or laws.
The verb 'abide' forms a fixed grammatical collocation with the preposition 'by'.
In standard English usage, 'abide by' is the established phrasal combination meaning to accept, conform to, or obey a rule, law, or decision.

Key Concept

Dependent prepositions and fixed prepositional collocations
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Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases

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