Dependent prepositions are fixed associations between words. Select the alternative that correctly fills the blanks in the sentence: "He was accused ______ theft, but he insisted ______ his innocence."
Ⓐ of / on
Ⓑ for / on
Ⓒ of / in
Ⓓ with / on
Ⓔ about / about
Let’s carefully analyze this step by step.
The sentence is:
"He was accused ______ theft, but he insisted ______ his innocence."
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First blank: What preposition do we use after “accused”?
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The standard collocation is “accused of”.
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✅ So the first blank must be “of”.
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Second blank: What preposition do we use after “insisted”?
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The usual collocation is “insisted on [something]” or “insisted that [clause]”.
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Here we have a noun, “his innocence”, so the correct form is “insisted on his innocence”.
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✅ So the second blank is “on”.
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Checking the options:
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A) of / on → matches what we found. ✅
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B) for / on → first blank is wrong.
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C) of / in → second blank is wrong.
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D) with / on → first blank is wrong.
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E) about / about → both blanks are wrong.
Answer: A) of / on ✅
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