Question

The following sentence pair can be combined into one better sentence. Choose the option that combines the two sentences best without changing the meaning.

He is very rich and famous. He is very humble.

[1 Marks]

• A. Although he is very rich and famous, he is very humble.
• B. Despite of his richness and fame, he is very humble.
• C. He is very humble for his richness and fame.

Answer 1

The correct option is A Although he is very rich and famous, he is very humble.

Option B is incorrect as it uses 'of' after 'despite', which is redundant here. Despite means the same as 'in spite of'.
Option A is the correct choice. Although/though are subordinating conjunctions used to connect a subordinate clause to the main clause. It can be used to start a sentence. If you start a sentence with an "although idea", end it with a comma, and follow it with a real sentence as done in option A.
Option C fails to pick the sense of the individual sentences, which present richness and fame in a negative sense.