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Problem

Though the hike was exhausting, they reached the summit and were rewarded with a breathtaking view that made the effort worthwhile.

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Clue

Subordination and coordination help to combine two sentences giving the value for both sentences.

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Hint

A subordinate clause that contrasts with the main clause. It sets up an expectation of difficulty or challenge (the hike being exhausting) and then contrasts it with a positive outcome (reaching the summit and being rewarded with a view).

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Sumup

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Step

CHOICES

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Choice-A

Though the hike was exhausting, they reached the summit and were rewarded with a breathtaking view that made the effort worthwhile. The sentence is correct because it properly uses a subordinating conjunction to connect the clauses in a grammatically sound and logically coherent manner.

Correct No change

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Choice-B

Yet the hike was exhausting, they reached the summit and were rewarded with a breathtaking view that made the effort worthwhile. The sentence is not correct because "yet" is a coordinating conjunction, not a subordinating conjunction. It cannot be used in the same way as "though" to connect a dependent clause to an independent clause."Yet" is used to connect two independent clauses.

Wrong yet

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Choice-C

About the hike was exhausting, they reached the summit and were rewarded with a breathtaking view that made the effort worthwhile. The sentence is not correct because "about" is not a subordinating conjunction and does not correctly introduce a dependent clause."About" is a preposition It cannot be used to connect clauses in the way subordinating conjunctions do.

Wrong about

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Choice-D

Despite the hike was exhausting, they reached the summit and were rewarded with a breathtaking view that made the effort worthwhile. The sentence is incorrect because "despite" is not used correctly. "Despite" is a preposition and should be followed by a noun, pronoun, or gerund (verb ending in -ing), not a full clause.

Wrong despite

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Step

Correct sentence - Though the hike was exhausting, they reached the summit and were rewarded with a breathtaking view that made the effort worthwhile.

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Answer

Option A

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Sumup

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