Fill in the blank in the following sentence with the correct word from the options given below. :-
I think his long silence is tantamount ________ a refusal.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → to
Complete sentence: I think his long silence is tantamount to a refusal. Deciding clue: the adjective "tantamount" itself. His long silence has the same effect as saying no.
| Option | Used to show | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) with | "Tantamount" never takes "with". With shows company or the means used. | She cut the cake with a knife. |
| (2) about | the subject of something. It does not go with "tantamount". | They talked about the match. |
| (3) by | the doer or the means of an action. It does not go with "tantamount". | The poem was written by Tagore. |
| (4) to (answer) | Tantamount means equal in effect or value to something, usually something bad. It is always followed by the preposition to: "tantamount to". | Ignoring the court's order is tantamount to contempt. |