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Zorluk: OrtaPrepositions and Prepositional Phrases

Supply the appropriate preposition to complete the sentence accurately.

Cevap:Despite its elaborate structure and lengthy introduction, the researcher's final report was completely bereft 【of】 verifiable empirical evidence.

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of
The adjective 'bereft' takes the fixed dependent preposition 'of' when indicating that something is entirely lacking or deprived of a quality.

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1
Identify the adjective in the sentence requiring a dependent preposition.
The adjective 'bereft' requires a specific preposition to form a standard grammatical collocation meaning 'deprived of' or 'lacking'.
In standard English grammar and JAMB UTME usage, 'bereft' takes the fixed preposition 'of'.
2
Complete the prepositional phrase.
'bereft of' correctly completes the phrase in this context.
Combining 'bereft' with any other preposition creates an ungrammatical construction.

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Dependent Prepositions with Adjectives
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Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases

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