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〜ことなく
謝ることなく、自分は正しいと言い張った — "without ever apologizing, he insisted he was right." ことなく = without doing ~.
Tested at JLPT N2 — 2 practice questions below.
Practice 〜ことなく →〜ことなく follows the dictionary form to mean "without (ever) doing," here denying lateness across the entire three years — a natural pairing with 一度も for "not even once." どころか demands a heightened contrast clause, ばかりに introduces a regrettable cause, and ものの concedes the event occurred — all incompatible with a spotless record.
彼は一度も謝る ___ 。
Answer: 自分は · Try this question →
彼は一度も遅刻する＿＿、三年間通い続けた。
Answer: ことなく · Try this question →