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Nakool Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

With regard to vs in connection with

1)The manager wanted to meet you ______ the theft in the office.

a)referring to
b)with regard to
c)with reference to
d)in connection with

Ans:-d

Can anyone pls tell the diff btw "in connection with" and "with regard to" with examples?
  

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Are you sure that you are not supposed to identify the single WRONG answer? B, C and D are all equally awkward but grammatically possible answers.

  • Are you sure that you are not supposed to identify the single WRONG answer?
  • B, C and D are all equally awkward but grammatically possible answers.
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Are you sure that you are not supposed to identify the single WRONG answer? B, C and D are all equally awkward but grammatically possible answers.
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Yes, I need to identify single only Emotion: sad
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I agree that B, C and D are all possible. There is considerable overlap in these phrases.
With regard to the difference between "in connection with" and "with regard to" I would say that "with regard to" is the one likely to be picked when "considering" or "in consideration of" would be alternatives.
In regard to his shoplifting conviction: that was more than twenty years ago, when
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NakoolYes, I need to identify single only
D is probably the best of the three, followed by B and then C.

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