Choose A, B, C or D that has the CLOSEST meaning to the given sentence in the question. I tried to phone her, but there was no reply.

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Choose A, B, C or D that has the CLOSEST meaning to the given sentence in the question.

I tried to phone her, but there was no reply.

Although I tried to phone her, there was no reply.

Although I was trying to phone her, but there was no reply.

Although I tried phoning her, but there wasn’t any reply.

Although I had tried to phone her, but there was no reply.

Giải thích

Đáp án đúng: A

Câu gốc: I tried to phone her, but there was no reply.

→ Nghĩa: Mặc dù tôi cố gắng gọi cho cô ấy, nhưng không có hồi âm.

Cấu trúc: Although + clause 1, clause 2 (không dùng “but”).

→ Chọn A. Although I tried to phone her, there was no reply.

Dịch: Mặc dù tôi cố gắng gọi cho cô ấy, nhưng không có hồi âm.

B, C, D. Sai vì dùng “although ... but ...” (thừa “but”) hoặc sai thì.