Question

When we reviewed our sales numbers, we learned that we did not meet all our goals 1.___ our hard work. We learned, 2.____ that customers don't seem to enjoy our product.

a. on account of
b. despite
c. furthermore
d. although
e. likewise

Answers

GPT-4o mini
The best way to fill in the blanks would be:

1. **despite** (b)
2. **furthermore** (c)

So the completed sentences would read:

"When we reviewed our sales numbers, we learned that we did not meet all our goals **despite** our hard work. We learned, **furthermore** that customers don't seem to enjoy our product."