Question

Her written statements failed to be consistent _______ what she said earlier.

• A. On
• B. With
• C. In
• D. To

Hint:

Remember common collocations: consistent with, compatible with, conform to, congruent with. Collocations often decide the right preposition.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

Step 1: Collocation check.
The idiomatic preposition with “consistent” is with: “consistent with \(\)”.
Step 2: Eliminate the distractors.
(A) consistent on — incorrect collocation.
(C) consistent in — used when describing a person’s behavior (“consistent in her efforts”), not alignment between two statements.
(D) consistent to — non-idiomatic. \[ \boxed{\text{(B) With}} \]