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Choose the appropriate word to fill in the blank in the given sentence:

______ they had been waiting in line all night,I was sure they'd get the tickets for the show.

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 3

Option 1 -> "As though" introduces hypothetical or imaginary situations, not actual reasons.

Option 2 -> "Because of" requires a noun phrase, not a clause with a subject and verb.

Option 3 -> "Since" introduces a causal reason and works perfectly with a clause to explain why they'd get tickets.

Option 4 -> "Until" indicates time limits and doesn't fit the logical relationship between the clauses.


Hence, Option 3: Since -> The sentence needs a conjunction that shows the causal relationship between waiting all night and the certainty of getting tickets. "Since" means "because" and correctly introduces the reason for the speaker's confidence. -> correct

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