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Harry was tired. He tried his best to perform.
Combine the above sentence with a conjunction that expresses a contrast:
Harry was tired. He tried his best to perform.
Combine the above sentence with a conjunction that expresses a contrast:
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The correct option is A Although Harry was tired, he tried his best to perform.
We can determine the correct answer with the help of logic and by eliminating the incorrect answer.
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subordinating conjunctions used to express contrast in a sentence are
though, although, as, however, whoever, whatever and notwithstanding.
And, so do not express contrast. We can thus eliminate options B and D as incorrect answers.
Option A is the correct answer as the conjunction 'although' joins the two sentence to express a contrast.Option C is incorrect as 'in spite of' is a prepositional phrase and not a conjunction.
We can determine the correct answer with the help of logic and by eliminating the incorrect answer.
The
subordinating conjunctions used to express contrast in a sentence are
though, although, as, however, whoever, whatever and notwithstanding.
And, so do not express contrast. We can thus eliminate options B and D as incorrect answers.
Option A is the correct answer as the conjunction 'although' joins the two sentence to express a contrast.
Option C is incorrect as 'in spite of' is a prepositional phrase and not a conjunction.
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