Question

Fill in the blank with a word(s) (a formal one) expressing contrast or concession in the following sentence:
The regiment stood in columns of corps, three hundred paces apart, but _______________ the men were always in one and the same mood.

• A. in spite
• B. nevertheless
• C. anyway
• D. nonetheless

Answer 1

Answer: (B), (D)

nevertheless
nonetheless

'Nonetheless' is used to show a contrast between two ideas. 'Nevertheless' is used to indicate that the second point made contrasts with the first point. 'In spite' is used to express that something is unexpected or surprising. 'Anyway' is used when something is done without regard to what happens.

The given sentence shows the contrast for the mood of man. Though the regiment is three hundred paces apart, the men were always in one and the same mood.

Thus, options B and D are the correct answers.