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Select the appropriate word to fill in the blank:

Rahul thought he had a good chance to get the job ____________ his uncle was on the company's board of directors.

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 3

The uncle being on the board is the reason for Rahul's confidence, so a causal conjunction is needed. But and yet show contrast, and unless shows a negative condition. Since expresses cause and fits the logic of the sentence.

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