Sentence improvement (preposition choice with “facilitate”): fix the phrase to express correct source/means Original sentence: "Acquisition of certain specific skills can be facilitated from general awareness, education to novel situations" Choose the option that best corrects the underlined segment.

Given data

• The verb is facilitate in the passive: “can be facilitated …”.
• We need the correct preposition to mark the means/agent that makes acquisition easier.

Concept/ApproachWith passive “be facilitated”, the standard preposition is by to introduce the aiding factor (“facilitated by general awareness / exposure to novel situations”). “From” is not idiomatic here; “felicitated” is a different verb meaning “congratulated.”

Step-by-step reasoningReplace “from … to …” with the agentive preposition: can be facilitated by general awareness, education/exposure to novel situations.

Option analysiscan be facilitated by — correct passive construction and preposition. ✅may facilitate through — changes voice/meaning and uses a less idiomatic preposition.can/may be felicitated … — wrong verb (“felicitate” ≠ facilitate).No correction required — original prepositions are faulty.

Common pitfalls

• Confusing facilitate (make easier) with felicitate (congratulate).

Final Answercan be facilitated by