Choose the option that correctly completes the sentence:
The teacher insisted _____ our submitting the term papers before Friday noon.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. on
- Step 1: Identify the dependent preposition required by the verb 'insist'. In standard English grammar, the verb 'insist' obligatorily governs the preposition 'on' (or 'upon') when followed by a noun phrase or a gerund clause.
- Step 2: Verify the collocation in the sentence: 'insisted on our submitting' correctly pairs 'insist on' with the gerund phrase headed by the possessive determiner 'our'.
Answer
on.
Why not the others: in, at, and for are ungrammatical prepositions after 'insist' because 'insist in', 'insist at', and 'insist for' violate standard English dependent preposition rules.
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