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Guest Posted 22 years ago
Grammar

Verb + prepositions

I've been away from English for a long time and am unsure as to wheather the verb acquaint uses different prepositions or not:

for example : acquaint one with something

or:


"an introductory level, the class will acquaint children to such exercises as:..."

acquaint to???

Are there any rules, and if so, do they stand in a book that I can get my hands on?

thanks for your time
  

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" That's fine. I don't need to acquaint you with any further rules as you appear to know your material well. I used GuruNet which uses American Heritage dictionary.

— MountainHiker

  • " That's fine.
  • I don't need to acquaint you with any further rules as you appear to know your material well.
  • I used GuruNet which uses American Heritage dictionary.
  • , -quaint·ed, -quaint·ing, -quaints.
  • 1a) To cause to come to know personally: Let me acquaint you with my family.
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Guest,
"an introductory level, the class will acquaint children to such exercises as:..."


That's fine.

I don't need to acquaint you with any further rules as you appear to know your material well.

I used GuruNet which uses American Heritage dictionary.

ac·quaint (?-kwant')
tr.v., -quaint·ed, -quaint·ing, -quaints.
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Hi MountainHiker!

I read somewhere that "acquaint to" is incorrect and "acquaint with" is correct.
Are you sure the quoted material ("acquaint children to" instead of "acquaint children with") is correct?

Take care,
Jim
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CalifJim,

Thank you for your eagle eye.

I had focused on "aquaint you/someone" and didn't focus on the remainder of the sentence.

But I am confident you are correct.

....acqaint you/someone WITH....

Thank you!

MountainHiker
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