In this section, each of the following sentences has a blank space and four words given after the sentence. Select whichever word can be considered most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response in the Answer Sheet accordingly. Vaccination will make people immune______certain diseases for a given period.
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Understanding Immunity and Prepositions
The question asks us to choose the most appropriate word to complete the sentence: "Vaccination will make people immune______certain diseases for a given period." We need to find the correct preposition that follows the adjective 'immune'.
Analyzing the Use of 'Immune'
The word 'immune' means resistant to a particular infection or toxin. When we talk about being immune and specify what you are immune to, we typically use the preposition 'to'. The structure is usually 'immune to something'.
Evaluating the Options
Let's look at the given options and see how they fit with 'immune':
- against: While 'fight against' or 'protected against' are common phrases when discussing defense, 'immune against' is not the standard or most common idiomatic phrasing.
- to: 'Immune to' is the widely accepted and correct preposition to indicate resistance or protection from a specific disease or substance. For example, someone might be 'immune to the flu' or 'immune to certain chemicals'.
- with: 'Immune with' is not grammatically correct in this context. You don't become immune *with* a disease; you become immune *to* it.
- for: 'Immune for' usually refers to the duration of immunity, as in "immune for a year". It doesn't specify what you are immune to.
Selecting the Correct Preposition
Based on standard English grammar and usage, the correct preposition to follow 'immune' when referring to the specific diseases that a person is protected against is 'to'. Vaccination helps build immunity to certain diseases.
Completed Sentence
The completed sentence is:
"Vaccination will make people immune to certain diseases for a given period."
Revision Table: Common Prepositions with 'Immune'
| Phrase | Meaning/Usage |
|---|---|
| immune to (something) | Resistant to or protected from something (e.g., a disease, a toxin). This is the most common usage. |
| immune from (something) | Often used in legal or formal contexts meaning exempt from an obligation or penalty. Less common for medical immunity in modern English. |
| immune response | The body's reaction to a foreign substance (an adjective modifying response). |
Additional Information on Vaccination and Immunity
Vaccination is a process that helps the body's immune system recognize and fight off specific pathogens (like viruses or bacteria). When a person is vaccinated, their body creates an immune response, often involving the production of antibodies. These antibodies can then provide protection if the person is later exposed to the actual pathogen. This protection is what we call being immune to the disease caused by that pathogen. The duration of this immunity can vary depending on the vaccine and the disease, which is why the sentence includes "for a given period."
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