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awareness about vs awareness of

by 2010gmat » Tue Sep 22, 2009 11:42 pm

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Since the last election, the lobbying effort initiated by environmental organizations, homeowners, and small business owners have increased awareness of pending environmental legislation.

"¢ have increased awareness of pending environmental legislation
"¢ have increased awareness about pending legislation dealing with the environment
"¢ has increased awareness about pending environmental legislation
"¢ has increased awareness of pending environmental legislation
"¢ has increased awareness of environmental legislation that is still pending

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Which is idiomatically correct : awareness about or awareness of ??
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by nervesofsteel » Wed Sep 23, 2009 1:34 am

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IMO C

awareness about is correct

awareness of can mean ..awareness of a particular thing...
eg : awareness of people...

but here awareness is used for awareness about.....

has increased awareness about pending environmental legislation
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"awareness about " or "awareness of"

by sakys » Sun Aug 20, 2017 9:13 am

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...subject is the singular "lobbying effort". So,plural verb "have" is incorrect.

awareness about - to raise information about something
e.g. raise awareness about safety issues on roads in India

awareness of - for putting knowledge about something
The students have little awareness of regulations

So choice D is correct
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