Direction: Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.

Because she didn’t love him, she had to marry him.

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SSC CPO Previous Paper 34 (Held On: 23 November 2020 Shift 1)
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  1. Despite of
  2. Since
  3. No substitution required
  4. Although

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 4 : Although
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The correct answer is 'Although'.

Key Points

  • In the underlined segment, the use of the conjunction 'because' is incorrect.
  • The conjunction 'because' means for the reason that; since.
  • The conjunction 'although' should be used in place of 'because'.
  • The conjunction 'although' means in spite of the fact that; even though.


Hence, the correct answer is option 4.

Correct Sentence: Although she didn’t love him, she had to marry him.

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