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प्रश्न
Choose the correct option to make one complete sentence without using and, but or so.
He began late. He finished first.
पर्याय
He finished first and began late.
He began first but finished late.
Though he finished late, he began first.
Though he began late, he finished first.
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उत्तर
Though he began late, he finished first.
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