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Zorluk: KolayPrepositions and Prepositional Phrases

Complete the following sentence by providing the correct preposition.

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

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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.

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Dependent prepositions and fixed prepositional collocations

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