Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select ‘No substitution’.
Although the children studied hard, but they could not understand the topic without the help of the teacher.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. Although the children studied hard, they
- The error is because of the wrong use of the conjunction 'but'.
- We need to omit "but" from the sentence to make the statement grammatically correct.
Grammatical concept:-
- The use of the conjunction 'but' is incorrect and unnecessary in the sentence.
- The conjunction 'but' is used to introduce information that contrasts with something that has already been stated.
- Beginning an introductory phrase with 'although' indicates that the information in that phrase contrasts with something later in the sentence, so, but will not be used.
- Therefore, we should not use both in the same sentence.
Correct sentence: Although the children studied hard, they could not understand the topic without the help of the teacher.