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Question
Choose the correct option to make one complete sentence without using and, but or so.
This work must be completed. There is a deadline.
Options
Since this work must be completed, there is a deadline.
This work must be completed because there is a deadline.
This work must be completed though there is a deadline.
This work must be completed when there is a deadline.
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Solution
This work must be completed because there is a deadline.
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