Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
I can’t be bothered to tell him what I think; __________ he would not listen to me.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
I can’t be bothered to tell him what I think; __________ he would not listen to me.
Options:
- a) meanwhile
- b) in any case
- c) in the meantime
- d) somehow
- a) meanwhile
- b) in any case
- c) in the meantime
- d) somehow
correct answer : b)
Explanation:
The phrase “in any case” implies regardless of what was previously stated, the outcome remains the same. This is the reason the speaker is unwilling to tell him.
The phrase “in any case” implies regardless of what was previously stated, the outcome remains the same. This is the reason the speaker is unwilling to tell him.