…to create and strengthen the scientific and analytical capacity ______ assessment.
- (a)for
- (b)of
- (c)in
- (d)to
Correct — A, for. The noun 'capacity' collocates with 'for' when it is followed by the activity it enables, so 'capacity for assessment' means the ability to carry out assessment. 'Capacity of' and 'capacity in' are not standard here, and 'capacity to' would need a verb ('capacity to assess'), not the noun 'assessment'.
- (b)of — 'Capacity of' is not the standard collocation before an activity noun like 'assessment'.
- (c)in — 'Capacity in' is not idiomatic before the activity that the capacity enables.
- (d)to — 'Capacity to' requires a following verb ('to assess'), not the noun 'assessment'.
A cloze item on the preposition that collocates with the noun 'capacity'.
No directly related past PYQ was found.
- practice — not a real PYQ
She showed a remarkable capacity ______ hard work.
- (a)of
- (b)for
- (c)to
- (d)in
Answer(b) for — 'capacity for' plus a noun expresses ability for an activity.
- practice — not a real PYQ
The warehouse has a large capacity ______ storing grain.
- (a)for
- (b)to
- (c)of
- (d)at
Answer(a) for — 'capacity for storing' uses 'for' with a gerund.