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JAMB Use of English 1991 Question 48

Question 48

Vocabulary in Context

Choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s): The police report was ________ to that of the eye witness

  1. A.contrary
  2. B.inconsistent
  3. C.different
  4. D.congruent
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: A (contrary)

Explanation

'Contrary to' is the correct idiom; 'inconsistent' takes 'with' and 'congruent' takes 'with', so only 'contrary' fits 'to'.