Statement usually combines with about, on, or by. The phrases of statement and to statement are uncommon in modern English.
English commonly uses statement about, statement on, and statement by. The phrases of statement and to statement are generally not idiomatic as fixed combinations. With statement can appear in wider sentence structures but is not a standard pairing.
These forms are not interchangeable. Choose the construction by meaning, not by which preposition appears most often.
Use statement on for formal announcements or opinions about a topic.
Use statement about for spoken or written information concerning a situation.
Use statement by to name the source of the statement.
With statement is not a fixed collocation with the noun statement. It usually means accompanied by a statement or connected to another noun.
The same subject can take different constructions because each sentence answers a different question.
Some combinations appear in real text but do not mean what learners often assume.
English does not normally use to directly before statement in this way.
✕ They responded to statement. ✓ They responded to the statement.The usual order is statement of plus a noun.
✕ the of statement policy ✓ the statement of policyWith statement usually depends on another noun or verb in the sentence.
✕ a report with statement ✓ a report with a statement attachedChoose the expression that matches the intended meaning.
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Not usually as a fixed phrase. English more naturally uses statement of plus another noun, such as statement of purpose.
Only in wider sentence structures, such as with a statement attached. It is not a common fixed combination.
Statement often appears with on, about, by, and from depending on the meaning.
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