2017 · Q78
Look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (a), (b) or (c) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter. If none of the substitutions improves the sentence, indicate (d) as your response on the Answer Sheet.
He did not abide with my decision.
EnglishSentence Improvement
- Ato
- Bby
- Cfor
- DNo improvement
Explanation
The correct phrasal verb is 'abide by', meaning to accept and follow a decision or rule; 'abide with' is not idiomatic. The sentence must read 'He did not abide by my decision'. Neither 'to' nor 'for' collocates with 'abide' in this sense. Hence option (b) is correct.