5 exercises — practise "regarding", "with regard to", and "as regards" as formal topic markers.
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Which sentence correctly uses "regarding" as a preposition without an extra "to"?
"Regarding the caching strategy, we still need to decide on an eviction policy" is correct: "regarding" already functions as a full preposition meaning "concerning", so it takes the noun phrase directly with no added "to" or "of". Option B incorrectly adds "to". Option C incorrectly adds "of". Option D wrongly combines "as" with "regarding", which isn't a standard fixed phrase.
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Choose the sentence that correctly uses the singular "regard" (not "regards") in the fixed phrase "with regard to".
"With regard to the retry policy, exponential backoff is now the default" is correct: the formal fixed phrase is "with regard to", using the singular "regard" (unlike the informal, common but less formally accepted "with regards to"). Option B uses the plural "regards", which is widely used informally but not the prescribed formal pattern. Option C incorrectly substitutes "of" for "to". Option D drops the required "with" and "to".
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Select the sentence that correctly uses "as regards" (always singular "regards" here, unlike the plural error above) as a formal topic marker.
"As regards the migration timeline, no changes have been approved yet" is correct: in this one fixed phrase, "regards" (with -s, as a verb form) is standard and takes the noun phrase directly, no added "to". Option B incorrectly drops the "-s". Option C inserts an unnecessary pronoun and preposition. Option D incorrectly adds "to" after "regards", a common but nonstandard blend with "with regard to".
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Which sentence correctly places "regarding" mid-sentence to introduce a sub-topic within meeting minutes, without a comma splice?
"The team raised a concern regarding the third-party SDK's licensing terms" is correct: "regarding" directly introduces the noun phrase mid-sentence with no extra words. Option B wrongly adds "to". Option C awkwardly appends a redundant "it was" after an unnecessary comma. Option D incorrectly combines "as" with "regarding".
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Choose the sentence that correctly distinguishes "regarding" (single word, no "to") from "with regard to" (multi-word, requires "to") in the same sentence.
"Regarding the deadline, and with regard to the budget, both remain unchanged" is correct: "regarding" needs no "to", while the multi-word phrase "with regard to" does require "to" — both correctly formed here. Option B reverses this, wrongly adding "to" after "regarding" and omitting it after "with regard". Option C uses the bare verb "regard" incorrectly and mixes in "regarding" where "regard" is needed. Option D uses plural "regards" and omits the required "to".