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by ranell » Thu Aug 27, 2009 8:11 am
Contrary to popular belief, victors in the ancient Greek Olympic Games received cash prizes in addition to their laurel wreaths.

A Contrary to
B In contrast with
C Opposite of
D Unlike
E In spite of

Why not B?
Please explain
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by ranell » Thu Aug 27, 2009 11:52 am
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HI RANEL

by siddharth rastogi » Thu Aug 27, 2009 12:02 pm
Contrary to popular belief, victors in the ancient Greek Olympic Games received cash prizes in addition to their laurel wreaths.

A Contrary to
B In contrast with
C Opposite of
D Unlike
E In spite of

Why not B?
Please explain

ANS IS A

ALL B,C,D AND E ARE INCORRECT as all have similar usage as UNLIKE Tthat is

UNLIKE x,y

here Y commigg after the comma must be parallet to X.

simillarly in other constructions.

but
victors are not parallel to popular beliefs.

So, only A is correct.
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