Question

I was devastated by the news, for I showed no emotion on my face.
Choose the option that best corrects the underlined word.

• A. and
• B. still
• C. since
• D. NO CHANGE

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

still

Here, we are presenting two contrasting ideas/notions: 'I was devastated..' and 'I showed no emotion..'. It is unusual not to show any emotion when one is devastated. When we wish to join two contrasting ideas/statements, we use adversative coordinating conjunctions such as but, yet, nevertheless, still, etc. Hence, the right answer is option B) still.