I found difficulty choosing a right answer to the multiple-choice question below.
.... For example, the success you experience is ______ the effort you make. .....
(A) in the way of
(B) in keeping with
(C) in place of
(D) in proportion to
The answer is D. I have no problem with that. However, answer (B) sounds OK to me too.
Can anyone help please?
LCChang
You are right, but the "best" answer is D.
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I found difficulty choosing a right answer to the multiple-choice question below.
B is not wrong, but D is better.
.... For example, the success you experience is ______ the effort you make. .....
(A) in the way of
(B) in keeping with>>> related to, not contradictory to
(C) in place of
(D) in proportion to>>> related to, i