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Question
Choose the appropriate linker from within the bracket and complete the sentence.
______ (Though/Whereas) he committed a mistake, he apologised ______(and/since ) promised that he would not repeat it.
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Solution
Though he committed a mistake, he apologised and promised that he would not repeat it.
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