Conjunctions/Prepositions of time “______ the arrival of the police, nobody went near the victim.” Select the correct word to indicate “up to the time of.”

Given data

• Meaning intended: No one approached the victim until the police arrived.

Concept/ApproachTill (or “until”) indicates duration up to a point in time and fits before a noun phrase: “Till the arrival of …”.

Option analysisTill — correct: “Till the arrival of the police.”Unless — conditional, not temporal.Although — concessive, wrong relation.Even — an adverb; incomplete without “until.”

Final AnswerTill