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People were alarmed______the tiger
(a) at (b) in
(c)on (d) for
I feel it is option (d) but the (a) is given as an answer. I think it's wrong.
(a) at (b) in
(c)on (d) for
I feel it is option (d) but the (a) is given as an answer. I think it's wrong.
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People were alarmed___ by ___the tiger. "By" is the only preposition that works for me. I suppose " for " could work, if they are trying to protect a tiger and they see a lot of poachers entering the tiger's territory.
- People were alarmed___ by ___the tiger.
- "By" is the only preposition that works for me.
- I suppose " for " could work, if they are trying to protect a tiger and they see a lot of poachers entering the tiger's territory.
- "Alarmed at" is a very old-fashioned collocation.
- It might still be in common use in Indian English which tends to retain these old forms.
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People were alarmed___by___the tiger.
"By" is the only preposition that works for me. I suppose "for" could work, if they are trying to protect a tiger and they see a lot of poachers entering the tiger's territory.
"Alarmed at" is a very old-fashioned collocation. It might still be in common use in Indian English which tends to retain these old forms.
"By" is the only preposition that works for me. I suppose "for" could work, if they are trying to protect a tiger and they see a lot of poachers entering the tiger's territory.
"Alarmed at" is a very old-fashioned collocation. It might still be in common use in Indian English which tends to retain these old forms.
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AlpheccaStars"Alarmed at" is a very old-fashioned collocation. It might still be in common use in Indian English which tends to retain these old forms.Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary has it:
alarmed (at/by something) anxious or afraid that something dangerous or unpleasant might happen
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