Question

Mike has been told he will have to pay
the fine_____
his high rank in the
military.​

Answer 1

Mike has been told he will have to pay the fine despite his high rank in the military.​

• In the field of English linguistics, we need to use the correct sentence structure, words, grammar and tenses in order to make a meaningful sentence.
• For the sentence above, we notice that the part of the statements before and after the blank are opposite to each other.
• Hence, we need to use a preposition which represents a contradictory situation.
• The usage of 'despite' as a preposition reflects that something will still happen in spite of the occurrence of a fact or another action.
• As Mike will still be fined, although he has a high rank in the army hence the preposition 'despite' will be correct to use here.

To learn more about prepositions,

A. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate prepositions.

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Choose the correct prepositions.

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Answer 2

Explanation:

• Mike has been told he will have to pay the fine despite his high rank in the military.