主谓搭配

要看选项与其主语在语法上、意义上或主谓搭配上是否合适。看主语是人还是事物，主语可不可能发出这个动作，同时还要看与其宾语是否搭配合适。

【真题回放】A young man can_____a likely spouse on his own and then ask his parents to arrange the marriage negotiations, or the young man’s parents may make the choice of a spouse, giving the child little to say in the selection.

[A]adapt to

[B]provide for(https://www.daowen.com)

[C]compete with

[D]decide on

解析　分析句子结构及各个选项可知，本空所填动词是句中的谓语动词，该词必须能说明其逻辑主语a young man（一个年轻男子）与宾语a likely spouse（一个可能的配偶）之间的关系。选项中只有[D]decide on（选定；决定）符合语义要求，故为答案。[A]adapt to（使自己适应于……）, provide for（为……做准备）和[C]compete with（与……竞争）虽然在语法上可行，但是与主语和宾语搭配不符，故可排除。