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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Parents should?

Hi teachers,

Good parents should ______ for their children.

A. supply
B. provide
C. foresee
D. support

Correct answer is option B. Why not others except option C? I think supply and support are suitable for the blank above. Am I wrong?

Thank you.
  

Top answer

Only B is correct. This is a question of knowing the idiomatic collocations with "for". While you can can "provide for" someone, you cannot "supply/foresee/support for" someone (in any relevant sense).

— GPY

  • Only B is correct.
  • This is a question of knowing the idiomatic collocations with "for".
  • While you can can "provide for" someone, you cannot "supply/foresee/support for" someone (in any relevant sense).
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Only B is correct. This is a question of knowing the idiomatic collocations with "for". While you can can "provide for" someone, you cannot "supply/foresee/support for" someone (in any relevant sense).
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Thank you for your answer GPY.
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