Select the correct word from the given options to complete the sentence:
The shopkeeper reduced the price of the old cooler twice, ______ nobody in the colony bought it.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → yet
Complete sentence: The shopkeeper reduced the price of the old cooler twice, yet nobody in the colony bought it. A lower price should bring buyers. Still, nobody bought the cooler.
| Option | Meaning and use | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) so | shows a result of what comes before | It was very hot, so we switched on the fan. |
| (2) unless | means if not | Do not cross the road unless the light turns green. |
| (3) despite | means in spite of, but it is followed by a noun or an -ing word, not by a full clause with its own verb | Despite the rain, the farmers went out to their fields. |
| (4) yet (answer) | after a comma, it means but in spite of that. It shows that the second fact is not what we expect after the first | The exam was easy, yet many students failed. |