Adjudicate a competition or adjudicate at a competition
The online dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com defines the verb "to adjudicate" as follows.
To adjudicate means to act as a judge at a contest.
I am going to put down two examples with the verb from two websites.
(ex) Four Norfolk ploughing judges have been invited to adjudicate at a competition on the Isle of Wight.
(2) http://www.caesarstone.co.za
(ex) Design industry heavyweights will come together in September to adjudicate the Caesarstone Student Designer competition.
According to the two examples above, one uses "adjudicate at a competition" and the other uses "adjudicate a competition".
How do you know when to use the preposition? Please explain this. Thanks a lot.
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How do you know when to use the preposition? It seems optional to me, though Google books heavily favors the latter.
- How do you know when to use the preposition?
- It seems optional to me, though Google books heavily favors the latter.
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ansonguyAccording to the two examples above, one uses "adjudicate at a competition" and the other uses "adjudicate a competition".How do you know when to use the preposition?
It seems optional to me, though Google books heavily favors the latter.
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