Like the rest of Chennai, our apartment has a water crisis. When the Secretary…
2024
Like the rest of Chennai, our apartment has a water crisis. When the Secretary suggested installing another bore well, the President did not agree _1_ him. Last week the executive committee failed to agree _2_ a common plan of action. The contractor needed the approval of the executive committee _3_ he could start installing another bore well. As he had misappropriated the funds on an earlier occasion, the President did not approve _4_ his proposal.
Fill in the 1st blank
- A.
to
- B.
with
- C.
for
- D.
on
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Correct answer: B
Correct answer: with — use 'agree with someone' to indicate sharing (or not sharing) the same opinion.
agree with someone: means to share the same opinion. Example: "The President did not agree with him."
agree to something: means to accept a proposal or action. Example: "They agreed to the contractor's proposal."
agree on something: means to reach consensus about a matter. Example from the passage: "The executive committee failed to agree on a common plan of action."
agree for: is not a standard collocation to express agreement and is not appropriate here.
Therefore, 'with' correctly fills the first blank because the sentence refers to not sharing the same opinion as the Secretary.