Identify the option with the correct prepositional collocation: 'The new energy regulations are fully compliant _______ federal environmental benchmarks.'
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. with
- Step 1: Identify the standard English preposition governed by the adjective 'compliant'.
- Step 2: The established idiom is 'compliant with' (in conformity with a rule, regulation, or standard).
Answer
with.
Why not the others: 'to', 'for', and 'against' are unidiomatic collocations with 'compliant'.
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