Many critics of our public schools maintain tha t far mor stress is placed ____ achievments in athletics than in the academic sphere

1-upon
2-not on
3- although
4-rather on

I eliminated down the options to two, they are 1 and 4, I could not figure out which one is the best?

Question

Many critics of our public schools maintain tha t far mor stress is placed ____ achievments in athletics than in the academic sphere

1-upon
2-not on
3- although
4-rather on 

I eliminated down the options to two, they are 1 and 4, I could not figure out which one is the best?

deadmoon27 · Answer

upon

anonymous · Answer

why not rather on? it fits as well

deadmoon27 · Answer

Honestly I couldn't tell you if grammatically its correct or not, I just think rather on sounds a bit funky or weird in this sentence; upon just seems to fit better when I say it.

anonymous · Answer

Thanks