English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
PREPOSITIONS
Many young people now ~dabble into~ politics (nonstandard).
Many young people now *dabble in* politics (standard).
If you dabble in something, you take part in it but not very seriously.
This place does not seem ~conducive for~ learning (standard).
This place doesn’t seem *conducive to* learning (standard).
If one thing is conducive to another thing, it makes the other thing likely to happen.
We need to ~sensitise them on~ the importance of savings (nonstandard).
We need to *sensitise them to* the importance of savings (standard).
If you sensitise people to a particular problem or situation, you make them aware of it.
GAB
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