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Download Solution PDFIn the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.
She was miserable ________ she didn’t tell him.Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe conjunction ‘but’ is used to connect ideas that contrast. Such contrast (or difference in tone/ action) is unexpected.
In order to get more clarity, let us consider the following sentence : Tim loves to dance but he does not dance in public.
The first part tells us that Tim loves to dance. The second part is contrasting because it tells us that he does not dance in public. So, the conjunction but is used to connect ideas highlighting contrast.
In the given question, she was miserable still, she didn’t tell him about her misery. Thus, the ideas contrast and can be suitably connected by using but.
Therefore, the correct answer is option 2.
Complete sentence - She was miserable but she didn’t tell him
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