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Medium

A word has been used in sentences in four different ways. Choose the option corresponding to the sentence in which the usage of the word is INCORRECT or INAPPROPRIATE.

Tantamount

Correct Option: 2
  1. To leave a pet home alone is tantamount to cruelty.
    "Tantamount" means equivalent in seriousness to; virtually the same as. This sentence correctly uses "tantamount" to compare leaving a pet home alone to cruelty, indicating they are essentially the same in seriousness.
  2. Overlooking state norms tantamounts to a crime.
    This sentence uses "tantamount" incorrectly. "Tantamount" is not typically used as a verb. The correct phrasing should be "Overlooking state norms is tantamount to a crime." This maintains the noun form "tantamount" to show equivalence in seriousness.
  3. His refusal to answer was tantamount to an admission of guilt.
    This sentence correctly uses "tantamount" to equate his refusal to answer with an admission of guilt, indicating they are virtually the same in seriousness.
  4. All are correct
    This option is incorrect because the usage in option 2 is inappropriate.

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