Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Prepositions?
Hi teachers,
Our teacher asked a preposition question today. I think it was very hard question.
A Japanese stem cell scientist _______ the heart of a scandal ______ false claims and fabricated research has resigned.
A) in / with
B) at / over
My option was A. But teacher said it wasn't correct and he didn't explain why it was incorrect. Prepositions are very difficult subject for me. I need an explanation here.
Our teacher asked a preposition question today. I think it was very hard question.
A Japanese stem cell scientist _______ the heart of a scandal ______ false claims and fabricated research has resigned.
A) in / with
B) at / over
My option was A. But teacher said it wasn't correct and he didn't explain why it was incorrect. Prepositions are very difficult subject for me. I need an explanation here.
Top answer
The answer is B. Very often there is no sound explanation. We simply have to accept that certain words are used with certain prepositions,
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The answer is B. Very often there is no sound explanation. We simply have to accept that certain words are used with certain prepositions,
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AnonymousI think it was very hard question.Yes it was.
"at the heart of" = an idiom meaning "central to". The scientist was the primary culprit.
"over" = concerning, about
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Thank you very much for your answers. I think I should memorize some patterns.
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