Select the phrase that correctly introduces the concessive clause:
_____ I admire her oratorical talent, I cannot support her stance on the proposed environmental deregulation.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. Much as
- Step 1: Examine the construction: a concessive adverbial phrase emphasizing the degree of admiration ('Much as I admire...'), which functions identically to 'Although I admire her talent very much'.
- Step 2: Use 'Much as + clause' to express strong concession: 'Much as I admire her oratorical talent...'.
Answer
Much as.
Why not the others: 'Even though as' is ungrammatical because 'as' is redundant after 'even though'; 'Despite that' is clumsy and typically requires a prepositional phrase or separate sentence; 'Regardless of' is a preposition requiring a noun phrase ('Regardless of her talent'), not a finite clausal structure.
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