Question

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined words in the given sentence.

The rural life can be contrasted to that of urban life.

• A. contrasted in
• B. contrasted off
• C. contrasted with
• D. contrasted at

Answer 1

Answer:

C. contrasted with

• While "contrast to" is sometimes used for nouns (e.g., "In contrast to..."), when using contrast as a verb to compare two things directly, "with" is the standard preposition.