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Zorluk: OrtaPrepositions and Prepositional Phrases

Complete the sentence below by supplying the most appropriate prepositions to fill the blanks.

Cevap:Although the chief financial officer claimed to be fully conversant 【with】 the new auditing regulations, her report was found to be completely at variance 【with】 the statutory guidelines.

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The first blank is filled by 'with' and the second blank is filled by 'with'.
The adjective 'conversant' correctly pairs with the dependent preposition 'with' when indicating familiarity with rules or facts. Similarly, the fixed idiomatic expression 'at variance' takes the preposition 'with' to signify inconsistency or opposition.

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1
Identify the dependent preposition required by the adjective 'conversant'.
The adjective 'conversant' standardly collocates with the preposition 'with' (meaning familiar with or knowledgeable about).
English grammatical convention dictates that one is conversant with a subject.
2
Identify the fixed prepositional phrase containing 'at variance'.
The idiom 'at variance' requires the preposition 'with' to show conflict or disagreement with a set of standards.
The standard prepositional expression is 'at variance with'.

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