Select the correct collocation: Graduate researchers must ______ the ethical standards outlined by the institutional review board.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. comply with
- Step 1: Examine phrasal prepositions associated with rules and standards: 'comply with', 'adhere to', 'abide by', 'conform to'.
- Step 2: Evaluate options: 'comply with' is grammatically paired correctly.
- Step 3: Note errors in other options: 'conform in' (should be to), 'abide to' (should be by), 'adhere with' (should be to).
Answer
comply with.
Why not the others: 'conform in', 'abide to', and 'adhere with' misuse the accompanying prepositions.
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