Mark the correct option for replacing the phrase printed in bold type to make the given sentences correct. But for your time of helping, we could not have accomplishes our goal in such a small time span.

Option A: But for your timely help

Option B: Because of your timely helping

Option C: Despite your time of helping

Option D: But your time for helping

Correct Answer

Option: a

Explanation

It’s important to remember a common usage of the word ‘but’ which people tend to overlook, i.e., to denote the word ‘without’ or ‘leaving’. To clarify further, an example could be, ‘Surprisingly, he took nothing but one cent to finish that workload in no time at all.”, or ‘I could not have aced this exam but for the useful last-minute tips and practice-questions that he shared generously.’

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