Direction: In the following questions, a sentence/part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold sentence/part of the sentence at (1), (2) and (3) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is (4).
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They have not spoken to each other since they quarrelled.
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- for
- because
- ever since
- No improvement
Correct Option: C
ever since (Conj.) : continuously since the time mentioned
⇒ She had been worrying ever since the letter arrived.
since (Conj.) : from an event in the past until now
⇒ It’s twenty years since I’ve seen her.
Here, ever since is the right usage.
