COLLOCATIONS

English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)

COLLOCATIONS

This environment is not ~conductive for~ reading (nonstandard).
This environment is not *conducive to* reading (standard).
If one thing is conducive to another thing, it makes the other thing likely to happen.
You can, however, say “it is not *a conducive atmosphere* for reading”.

She has been ~cured from~ the disease (nonstandard).
She has been *cured of* the disease (standard).
Note that one can get a cure for a disease but will get cured of a disease.
We have *a cure for* this disease.
GAB

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