Fill in the blank with the appropriate preposition: 'The committee members abstained _______ voting on the controversial resolution.'
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. from
- Step 1: The verb 'abstain' consistently takes the fixed preposition 'from' when denoting voluntary refraining from an action.
Answer
from.
Why not the others: 'To', 'against', and 'with' violate the standard collocational preposition governed by the verb 'abstain'.
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