Choose the correct preposition to complete the sentence:
The university senate was unanimous _____ adopting the new examination regulations.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. in
- Step 1: Identify the standard prepositional collocation for the adjective 'unanimous' when followed by a gerund clause. In formal English usage, one is 'unanimous in' an action, decision, or vote ('unanimous in doing something').
- Step 2: Insert 'in' into the sentence: 'unanimous in adopting the new examination regulations' satisfies standard grammatical idiom.
Answer
in.
Why not the others: at is ungrammatical because 'unanimous at' is not an accepted English collocation; for is ungrammatical when followed by a gerund after 'unanimous'; with is used when agreeing with a person, but 'unanimous with' does not take a gerund complement.
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