Fill in the blank using the most suitable connector from the options given below:
I knew giving advice to him was futile_____ it was bound to be rejected.
Fill in the blank using the most suitable connector from the options given below:
I knew giving advice to him was futile_____ it was bound to be rejected.
Solution
✅ Correct Option: 3
The second clause gives the reason the advice was futile, so the causal connector 'as' (since) is required: futile as it was bound to be rejected. 'Yet', 'still', and 'but' express contrast, which reverses the intended logic.
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