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Choose the most appropriate combination of prepositions and phrasal verb particles to accurately complete the following sentence:"The astute investigator decided to delve ________ the complex financial records, determined to root ________ every single anomaly before drawing conclusions ________ the alleged embezzlement scheme."
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Detailed Explanation
To correctly complete the sentence, we use the phrasal verb 'delve into' (meaning to investigate or examine something deeply), the phrasal verb 'root out' (meaning to search for and find or get rid of something undesirable), and the preposition 'about' following 'conclusions' (meaning regarding or concerning a particular matter). Understanding the nuanced collocation of words is vital for mastering English grammar; you can learn more about these syntactic structures on the Wikipedia Reference page regarding linguistic combinations.
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