798. The original employees hired, who had been there over twenty years, were fiercely loyal to the firm, and it offered no retirement benefits or profit sharing to any employees.
(A) and it offered no
(B) and it offered neither
(C) still it offered no
(D) though it offered no
(E) though it offered neither
The intended meaning is “despite the fact that employees were loyal, they were not offered benefits”
A and B: “and” doesn’t show the contrast.
E: “neither” must be followed by “nor”. But “or” is present in the non-underlined part. Therefore, use of “neither” is incorrect.
Don’t know why “though” is preferred over “still”.
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(A) and it offered no
(B) and it offered neither
(C) still it offered no
(D) though it offered no
(E) though it offered neither
The intended meaning is “despite the fact that employees were loyal, they were not offered benefits”
A and B: “and” doesn’t show the contrast.
E: “neither” must be followed by “nor”. But “or” is present in the non-underlined part. Therefore, use of “neither” is incorrect.
Don’t know why “though” is preferred over “still”.
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