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by swati.sug » Wed Jul 02, 2008 9:06 pm
Among the objects found in the excavated temple were small terra-cotta effigies left by supplicants who were either asking the goddess Bona Dea’s aid in healing physical and mental ills or thanking her for such help.
(A) in healing physical and mental ills or thanking her for such help
(B) in healing physical and mental ills and to thank her for helping
(C) in healing physical and mental ills, and thanking her for helping
(D) to heal physical and mental ills or to thank her for such help
(E) to heal physical and mental ills or thanking her for such help

Aid to /Aid in ....Which is the correct idiom?
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by arunmmw » Wed Jul 02, 2008 9:54 pm
A it is, Aid in is the correct idiom.
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by Aldiablo » Wed Jul 02, 2008 11:12 pm
AFAIK - Aid can be used correctly without both "to" and "in".

Correct idiomatic usage is,

aid + SOMEBODY/SOMETHING.
OR
aid SOMETHING + in + DOING SOMETHING.

Thus "aid in" with nothing in between is wordy. although best answer here is A.
When you think you can or you cannot, you are generally correct.
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