Question

Fill in the blank with the connective :

I met a stranger —————— was not my

neighbour.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Fill in the blank with the connective : I met a stranger —————— was not my

• I met a stranger but he was not my neighbour.

Explanation:

• The given incomplete sentence is said to fill with a connective and it is 'but' .

• Conjunction is replaced as connective.

• Conjunction is a parts of speech. It is used to join sentences : He is poor but honest.

• And 'he' has been used to complete the meaning of the sentence.

• 'A stranger' denotes that 'he' is applicable and appropriate.

Answer 2

I met a stranger that was not my  neighbour.​

Explanation:

• I met a stranger that was not my neighbour.​
• Here the conjunction is "that".
• That is a subordinte conjunction and it is used to join two clauses in a complex sentence.
• The clause containing subordinating conjunction is also called subordinate clause.
• Conjunction "that" joins subordinate clause with the independent clasue.
• Other subordinate conunctions are although, since, while, before etc.