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If you are part of the team and if the attitude of another member is a [#permalink] If you are part of the team and if the attitude of another member is a   01 May 2019, 01:35
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If you are part of the team and if the attitude of another member is affecting the quality of your work, do not hesitate to initiate action in them.

A. do not hesitate to initiate action in them.
B. do not hesitate to initiate action on them.
C. do not hesitate to initiate action upon them.
D. do not hesitate to initiate action against them.
E. do not hesitate to initiate action for them.
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Re: If you are part of the team and if the attitude of another member is a [#permalink] If you are part of the team and if the attitude of another member is a   01 May 2019, 02:26
Rubina11 wrote:
If you are part of the team and if the attitude of another member is affecting the quality of your work, do not hesitate to initiate action in them.

A. do not hesitate to initiate action in them.
B. do not hesitate to initiate action on them.
C. do not hesitate to initiate action upon them.
D. do not hesitate to initiate action against them.
E. do not hesitate to initiate action for them.

Action against someone is correct usage, hence ANswer must be (D)
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Re: If you are part of the team and if the attitude of another member is a [#permalink] If you are part of the team and if the attitude of another member is a   09 Dec 2021, 18:07
Rubina11 wrote:
If you are part of the team and if the attitude of another member is affecting the quality of your work, do not hesitate to initiate action in them.

A. do not hesitate to initiate action in them.
B. do not hesitate to initiate action on them.
C. do not hesitate to initiate action upon them.
D. do not hesitate to initiate action against them.
E. do not hesitate to initiate action for them.


It's taking action against someone.
A. do not hesitate to initiate action in them.
B. do not hesitate to initiate action on them.
C. do not hesitate to initiate action upon them.
Are we playing preposition game here. :D
D. do not hesitate to initiate action against them.
Correct.
E. do not hesitate to initiate action for them.
On there behalf could have been right but again the meaning would have changed.
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