Opposing free trade some argue is tantamount to support economic injustice ........

English ( Master) Phrase Replacement

Directions: In the following questions, some part of the sentence is highlighted in bold. Which of the options given below the sentence should replace the part printed in bold to make the sentence grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is given then choose option E ‘No Correction required’ as the answer.

Opposing free trade, some argue, is tantamount to support economic injustice.

is tantamount of supporting economic injustice.

is tantamount with supporting economic injustice.

is tantamountly supporting economic injustice.

is tantamount to supporting economic injustice.

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Explanation:

The adjective ‘tantamount’ which refers to ‘being essentially equal to something’ is generally followed by the preposition ‘to’ and not by ‘of’ or ‘with’. The correct expression is ‘tantamount to’. This immediately eliminates options A and B.

Ex. His statement was tantamount to an admission of guilt.

Option C can be eliminated as well because the English language doesn’t have a word ‘tantamountly’.

Option D is the best choice among the available ones as in it the expression ‘tantamount to’ is followed by the gerund and thus forms a meaningful statement.

Option D is hence the correct answer.