Selective with/in/about

I need to find out which preposition is more suitable for the sentence below;

“Could we not just be selective with/in/about our potential themes.”

Thanks!

Answer

The following are fine:

  • Could we not just be selective with our potential themes.
  • Could we not just be selective in our potential themes.
  • Could we not just be selective about our potential themes.

Source: Cambridge English Dictionary.

The first feels the most natural to me.

Conversely, “selective on” is not valid English.

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