Verb + Preposition

Article excerpt · target grammar marked

Meyer had stumbled onto something linguists had long argued about: that communication style is infrastructure. In high-context cultures, meaning depends heavily on what is not said.

Grammar Reference · Verb + Preposition

Depend / rely + on

Use on after depend and rely. She depends on context. They relied on trust. Never depend of.

Refer / respond + to

Use to after refer, respond, listen, react, contribute. He referred to the grid. She responded to the silence.

Account / apologise +

Use for after account, apologise, argue, account. The data accounts for the gap. She apologised for the delay.

Struggle / deal + with

Use with after struggle, deal, agree, disagree, cope. He struggled with the indirect style. She dealt with the conflict.

01Exercise 1 — Form · Write the Correct Form

Verb + Preposition

1.The new employee struggled the indirect feedback she received from her manager.

2.The study focuses communication patterns in Southeast Asian workplaces.

3.No single framework can account every regional variation in communication style.

4.He always referred his mentor's advice before entering a high-stakes negotiation.

5.The team's success depended their willingness to adapt to new cultural contexts.

6.She apologised the confusion her directness had caused during the Seoul presentation.

02Exercise 2 — Find and Correct the Error

find the error · rewrite the sentence

1.She has always relied in her instincts when reading a room.

2.The report accounts of the sharp regional differences within Brazil.

3.He referred about Meyer's framework at the start of every session.

4.Young professionals are learning to cope about different communication styles.

5.The team struggled to agree about the best approach to indirect feedback.

6.She responded about the criticism by explaining her cultural background.

03Exercise 3 — About You

in your notebook

Personalise: complete five sentences about yourself using the target grammar.

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