Select the phrase/connector (it must be at the start) from the three given options which can be used to form a single sentence from the two sentences given below, implying the same meaning as expressed in the statement sentences.
The flood waters are finally receding. Various politicians have started showing their concern.
i. All of a sudden the flood waters are receding....
ii. With the flood waters finally receding...
iii. In spite of the flood waters finally receding...
The correct answer is option 2.
The statements are in the form of cause and action wherein politicians have started showing their concern when the flood waters were finally receding.
Out of the three given options, the sentences can be joined into a single sentence as,
With the flood waters finally receding, various politicians have started showing their concern.