This adjective describes exposure to harm or disadvantage.
The idea
Use vulnerable before a noun or after a linking verb; vulnerable to names the threat.
Examples
- Young trees are vulnerable to frost.
- The village is vulnerable to flooding.
- These files are vulnerable to attack.
- The injured bird remained vulnerable.
- Debt can leave families vulnerable.
- A weak roof makes the house vulnerable to storms.
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Being vulnerable means facing a risk, not that harm has already happened.
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Choose the correct answer. The coast is vulnerable ___ erosion. (to / at)
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to
To introduces erosion as the threat.
Choose the correct answer. Without shelter, the animals are ___. (vulnerable / protected)
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vulnerable
Vulnerable fits animals without shelter.
Choose the correct answer. A vulnerable system can be ___ easily. (damaged / repaired)
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damaged
Damaged expresses the harm the system may suffer.
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Choose the correct answer. The coast is vulnerable ___ erosion. (to / at)
Choose the correct answer. Without shelter, the animals are ___. (vulnerable / protected)
Choose the correct answer. A vulnerable system can be ___ easily. (damaged / repaired)
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