Choose the correct option to replace the underlined part of the sentence:
Although the Rajdhani was two hours late, but we still reached the wedding hall before the baraat.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → we still reached
“Although” does not take “but”:
- Although already joins the two parts of the sentence. So the second part needs no other joining word.
- The given sentence says “Although ..., but we still reached”. This is wrong: it uses two joining words to join the same two parts.
- Complete sentence: Although the Rajdhani was two hours late, we still reached the wedding hall before the baraat.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 2: but still we reached — Incorrect. It still has “but”. Moving “still” does not remove the extra joining word. Example: The road was blocked, but still we reached on time.
Option 3: and we still reached — Incorrect. “And” is also a joining word. After “although”, the second part takes none. Example: The road was blocked for an hour, and we still reached on time.
Option 4: so we still reached — Incorrect. “So” is also a joining word. After “although”, the second part takes none. Example: Our bus broke down, but we had left early, so we still reached on time.