Question

1. Choose the appropriate conjunction to complete the sentences.
a) The bus stopped............... the man got off.
i. and ii. but iii. or
b) We stayed at home..................ate there.
i. or ii. and iii. but
c) I wanted to buy a newspaper
.....................didn't have enough money.
i. but ii. and iii. or​

Answer 1

Answer:

a) and

b) and

c) but

Explanation:

Answer 2

Required Answers:

a) The bus stopped and the man got off.

b) We stayed at home and ate there.

c) I wanted to buy a newspaper but didn't have enough money.

The conjunctions used above in the sentence is based upon their usage in any situation. Like joining of two likely events by and and two contrasting by but.

Grammar bites:

First of all, when the conjunctions are used:

• Joining a word to another word.
• Joining a word to another clause.
• Joining one sentence to another.

Usage of common conjunctions:

1) AND:

• Used for combining two independent clauses or words of same type.
• Example - He is a good boy and have good manners.

2) BUT:

• Used for combining two independent clauses or words of opposite types or different types.
• Example - He was intelligent but failed in the examination.

3) OR:

• Used for combining two independent clauses or words of choice between two things.
• Example - Work hard or you will suffer$.$

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