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[b7lake]

I'm very confused about the prepositions that follow a verb 'agree'.

#1(1)They agreed to his plan.
(2)They agreed with his plan.
Are both sentences correct?

#2(1)They agreed to the conditions.
(2)They agreed on the conditions.
Are both sentences correct?

Thanks a lot for your help.

[MauraS]

All your examples are good, but there is a slightly different meaning with them.

A. They agreed to his plan.
This means that they said yes to his plan.

B. They agreed with his plan.
I think you need to agree with a person.
Like, I agreed with him that his plan was the best option.

C. They agreed to the conditions.
This means they agreed to the conditions that someone else created.

D. They agreed on the conditions.
This means they decided together what the conditions would be and they all agreed.