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Diamondrg Posted 21 years ago
Julius Caesar expected to rule for life, ---- he was assassinated by conspirators on 15 March in the
year 44 B.C.
A) although B) because C) as D) if E) but
The answer is BUT. But what is the grammatical explanation of ALTHOUGH being wrong here?
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Julius Caesar expected to rule for life, ---- he was assassinated by conspirators on 15 March in the
year 44 B.C.
A) although B) because C) as D) if E) but
The answer is BUT. But what is the grammatical explanation of ALTHOUGH being wrong here?
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Although means "in spite of the fact that". It makes no sense to think that J. Caesar still thought he could rule for life "even though/in spite of the fact" that he was murdered.
- Although means "in spite of the fact that".
- It makes no sense to think that J.
- Caesar still thought he could rule for life "even though/in spite of the fact" that he was murdered.
- (After all, that's exactly what he did: rule for life - as long as he was alive - )
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Although means "in spite of the fact that". It makes no sense to think that J. Caesar still thought he could rule for life "even though/in spite of the fact" that he was murdered.
(After all, that's exactly what he did: rule for life - as long as he was alive - )
(After all, that's exactly what he did: rule for life - as long as he was alive - )
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I agree with pieanne and would add:
Although is used most often as the first word of concessive clauses; that is, clauses that concede or acknowledge something as true.
?? Julius Caesar expected to rule for life, despite the fact that he was assassinated by conspirators on 15 March in the year 44 B. C..??
Although is used most often as the first word of concessive clauses; that is, clauses that concede or acknowledge something as true.
?? Julius Caesar expected to rule for life, despite the fact that he was assassinated by conspirators on 15 March in the year 44 B. C..??
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