1Don't worry about the work. I will attend ............... it tomorrow.
Wrong!
The verb "attend" is followed by "to" when it means deal with a task: "attend to it".
2Nobody paid any attention ............... the warning.
Wrong!
The correct collocation is "attention to" when someone notices or considers something.
3The young man showered his attentions ............... his fiancée.
Wrong!
The phrase is "showered his attentions on" someone.
4Your attendance ............... the club meeting is necessary.
Wrong!
We use "attendance at" for being present "at" a meeting or event.
5The queen was always surrounded ............... her attendants.
Wrong!
In the passive phrase, someone is "surrounded by" people or things.
6Alexander Graham Bell astounded the world ............... his invention of the telephone.
Wrong!
The verb pattern here is "astounded the world with" an invention or action.
7The boy was so attached ............... the new puppy that he refused to leave it.
Wrong!
The adjective pattern is "attached to" someone or something.
8He was ashamed ............... his bad manners.
Wrong!
The adjective pattern is "ashamed of" something bad or embarrassing.
9The majority assented ............... my views on the matter.
Wrong!
The verb pattern is "assented to" an idea, view, or proposal.
10A locker was assigned ............... each student.
Wrong!
The passive verb pattern is "assigned to" a person or group.
11She was anxious ............... her mother's illness.
Wrong!
We use "anxious about" when we mean worried "about" something.
12Someday his antisocial behavior will land him ............... jail.
Wrong!
The fixed expression is "land him in" jail.
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- Don’t worry about the work. I will attend to it tomorrow.
- Nobody paid any attention to the warning.
- The young man showered his attentions on his fiancée.
- Your attendance at the club meeting is necessary.
- The queen was always surrounded by her attendants.
- Alexander Graham Bell astounded the world with his invention of the telephone.
- The boy was so attached to the new puppy that he refused to leave it.
- He was ashamed of his bad manners.
- The majority assented to my views on the matter.
- A locker was assigned to each student.
- She was anxious about her mother’s illness.
- Someday his antisocial behavior will land him in jail.