Multiple choice

_______ the work was hard, the wages were three times as much as could be earned on field work.

  1. though

  2. yet

  3. but

  4. in spite of
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Explanation

'Though' is a subordinating conjunction that can start a sentence to show contrast. 'Yet' and 'but' are coordinating conjunctions that typically connect two independent clauses (they'd come after the first clause, not at the start). 'In spite of' is a prepositional phrase that needs a noun phrase following it, not a clause.

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