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Choose the appropriate linker from within the options and complete the sentence. I could not complete my paper in the examination ______ I was slow in answering the questions.

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Choose the appropriate linker from within the options and complete the sentence.

I could not complete my paper in the examination ______ I was slow in answering the questions.

Options

  • because

  • but

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Solution

I could not complete my paper in the examination because I was slow in answering the questions.

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Chapter 2.1: A Nice Cup of Tea - Grammar- Connectives or Linkers [Page 47]

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