Question

He left the shop _____ she was not there. 1. ago . 2. since . 3. to . 4. by​

Answer 1

He left the shop since she was not there.

Explanation:

• In the above mentioned sentence, since is the only word that makes sense with the sentence.
• Any other word like ago, to or by will not make sense and will also not be aligned with the sentence.
• He left the shop since she was not there would be mean that the person left the shop because the female for whim he was looking was not there.

Answer 2

Answer:

He left the shop since she was not there.

• Among the given options 'since' is correct for the blank space because 'since' expresses reason or cause.

• 'Since' is one of Sub - Ordinating Conjunctions.

• Sub - ordinators act as a binder and they join Sub-ordinate sentences with Principal Sentences.

• Example : Since he is ill he will not come.