“Participate in” or “participate on”?

Question

Which is the correct preposition in the sentence below? Why?

Participated in/on producing quality software solutions for leading global insurance and reinsurance companies.

@RegDwight. Just for my own knowledge, I'd like to understand why this question was protected when all the dictionaries I checked showed that to participate is followed by the preposition in. I would have expected the question to be closed as general reference. What is it that makes it special?

score 14 · Accepted Answer · 2012-06-18 17:54:57Z

up vote 14 down vote accepted

Participate is always followed by in and not on when referring to an activity.

edited Jun 18 '12 at 17:54

answered Jan 10 '12 at 21:01

user2683

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Participate in sounds better with a noun following it than a gerund or verb. – Kris Jan 11 '12 at 11:16

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