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Choose the appropriate linker from within the options and complete the sentence. My brother will certainly clear GRE; ______ he works very hard.

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

My brother will certainly clear GRE; ______ he works very hard.

Options

  • yet

  • for

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My brother will certainly clear GRE; for he works very hard.

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Chapter 2.1: A Nice Cup of Tea - Grammar- Connectives or Linkers [Page 48]

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