Choose the correct prepositions to fill in the blanks. Tom agreed _________ me on that point and he immediately acted ________ my advice.
with, upon
Prepositions after verbs are fixed by usage. We agree with a person (share their opinion), agree to a proposal or plan, and agree on a matter that is decided together.
In the first blank the object is a person (me), so the correct phrase is agreed with me. In the second blank, to do what someone advises is to act on or act upon their advice; upon is the formal form of on.
Agreed to me is wrong because to is used with a proposal, not a person. Acted to my advice is not idiomatic. Agreed by me is incorrect, since by does not follow agree when the object is the person whose view is shared.
with, upon option is correct.
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