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Choose the most appropriate combination of prepositions and phrasal verb particles to correctly complete the following complex sentence:"The investigative journalist decided to look ________ the anonymous tip regarding corporate corruption, even though it meant coming ________ fierce opposition from powerful executives who tried to brush ________ the allegations and put pressure ________ the whistleblowers."
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Detailed Explanation
To correctly complete the sentence, we must use appropriate phrasal verbs and prepositions: 1. 'Look into' means to investigate or examine a matter, which fits the context of checking an anonymous tip. 2. 'Come against' or facing strong opposition (often 'come up against', but 'coming against' or the structural fit relies on prepositional idioms where 'against' indicates opposition; alternatively, 'come under' or 'face' can be tested—here 'coming against fierce opposition' or 'coming in for' fits, but let's look at the standard idiomatic triad: 'look into', 'come against/up against', 'brush aside' means to dismiss or ignore something, and 'put pressure upon' or 'pressure upon' requires the preposition 'upon' or 'on'). Specifically, the phrasal verb 'brush aside' means to treat something as unimportant. For detailed rules regarding how verbal particles function, refer to the Wikipedia Reference on phrasal verbs and prepositional structures.
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