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Zorluk: OrtaPrepositions and Prepositional Phrases

Supply the appropriate preposition to complete the sentence correctly.

Cevap:After working for over a decade in the noisy factory environment, the machine operators became completely inured 【to】 the deafening sound of heavy equipment.

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The correct preposition required to complete the sentence is 'to'.
The adjective 'inured' means habituated or accustomed to something undesirable, and in formal grammatical structure, it is followed exclusively by the preposition 'to'.

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1
Identify the adjective requiring a dependent preposition in the sentence context.
The adjective is 'inured', which means becoming accustomed to something unpleasant or arduous.
Standard grammatical usage requires specific prepositions to follow certain adjectives to form correct collocations.
2
Determine the correct dependent preposition for 'inured'.
The adjective 'inured' strictly collocates with the preposition 'to'.
In formal English, one becomes 'inured to' a hardship, noise, or difficult situation.

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