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.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. Although.
Statement: Because she didn’t love him, she had to marry.
The usage of the conjunction 'because is incorrect. It should be replaced by 'although' as it is used for introducing a statement that makes the main statement in a sentence seem surprising.
Correct statement: Although she didn’t love him, she had to marry.
Since is used to connect the result of something with its reason.
Despite is used to link two contrasting idea.