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Verbal Reasoning - English - English Grammar:

Idioms

MCQ - 236-4515

Question:

Opposite in what many financial analysts had predicted, the stock market rose by twentytwo points this month.

  1. Opposite in what many financial analysts had predicted,
  2. Contrary to the predictions of many financial analysts,
  3. As against the predictions of many financial analysts
  4. Contrary to the predictions of many financial analysts,
  5. Contrary with what many financial analysts predicted,

Correct Answer: B

Explanation:

This is the only choice that is clear, logical, and idiomatic. In this sentence Contrary to, which means a viewpoint that is opposite to or in conflict with another viewpoint, is used correctly within this context. Choice a is incorrect because the preposition in is inappropriately used with the opposite. Similarly, choices C, D, and E do not use standard-usage phrasing.

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