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10. Fill in the blanks with appropriate alternative.
________ the timely help the patient would have died.
Inspite of
Because of
But for
Hasn’t it been
Correct Answer :
But for
Solution
The sentence is:
“________ the timely help the patient would have died.”
👉 Rule:
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But for = “if it were not for / without.”
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So, Without the timely help, the patient would have died.
Options:
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(a) Inspite of ❌ (wrong meaning — opposite sense).
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(b) Because of ❌ (would mean patient died, opposite of intended meaning).
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(c) But for ✅ (correct: Without the help → patient would have died).
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(d) Hasn’t it been ❌ (ungrammatical here).