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Haydude_40 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Of/on/for/with

which should be the appropriate missing word.....

Many relatives attended________him during his illness.
a>of b>on c>for d>with

in my opinion "for" should be used.
  

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I think this is a bad example of a test item. "Attend", I believe, has been substituted for "tend", which means to help (as in the case of sick person). The sentence should probably be: Many relatives tended to him during his illness.

  • I think this is a bad example of a test item.
  • "Attend", I believe, has been substituted for "tend", which means to help (as in the case of sick person).
  • The sentence should probably be: Many relatives tended to him during his illness.
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I think this is a bad example of a test item. "Attend", I believe, has been substituted for "tend", which means to help (as in the case of sick person). The sentence should probably be: Many relatives tended to him during his illness.

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