Question
"Although the project was challenging / but we managed
to complete / it on time / with high quality." The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains an error.Solution
The error lies in the use of "but" following the conjunction "Although." The conjunction "Although" already introduces a contrasting idea, so the word "but" is unwanted and unnecessary. The corrected sentence would be: "Although the project was challenging, we managed to complete it on time with high quality."
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