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Select the adverb clause from the drop-down menu to complete the sentence.

____________________________,the pangolin is possibly the most endangered animal in the world.

A) Because some people hunt it for its scales,
B) Though only a small creature,
C) In spite of conservation efforts,
D) While similar to the anteater

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I would say A because it seems like the most reasonable answer
User Dileepkumar Jami
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I think that the option which provides sense to the entire sentence is the second adverb clause listed " Though only a small creature". Option B.

Though only a small creature, the pangolin is possibly the most endangered animal in the world.

Here, there is a contrast between both parts of the sentence.

An adverb clause consists of a group of words that function as an adverb in a sentence. Adverb clauses can be used to add explanatory detail

User Saad Attieh
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