The team may have lost the game / they gained an invaluable lesson in the importance of character.
a), yet
b), and
c), for
d), so
2 answers
Which word do you think fits best between the clauses?
The two independent clauses are setting up a contradiction or opposites. Which conjunction will you use?
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