Question

Join the following sentences to make one complete sentence without using and, but or so:


1.     Perhaps she will pass with distinction. I shall be disappointed then.

2.     He has revision worksheets. He goes to play cricket regularly.

3.     The weather is cold. The child refuses to wear a sweater.

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Answer 1

perhaps she will pass with distinction but I shall be disappointed then.

He has revision worksheets but he goes to play cricket regularly.

The weather is cold but the child refuses to wear a sweater.

Answer 2

Explanation:

Option A - 'And' is used to combine two related clauses of equal grammatical rank in one sentence. For example, 'I like strawberries and blueberries.' As the given sentence has two different clauses, we can't use 'and' here. Thus option A is incorrect.

Option C - 'Or' is used to connect different possibilities or options in a sentence. For example, 'I want to go the market or the museum.' The given sentence is about completely different scenarios, hence we can't use 'or' here. Thus option C is incorrect.

Option D - 'As' is used to explain reasons in a sentence. For example. 'I can't go to school as I am sick today.' As the given sentence doesn't explain any reason, we can't use 'as' here. Thus option D is incorrect.

Option B - 'But' is used to add a sentence to a sentence, which is usually different than the first clause. In short, it is used to explain contrasting ideas in one sentence. For example, 'I was going to go to school, but I went for a movie.' The given sentence explains how the brothers play different sports. Thus option B is the correct answer.

'Rahul plays cricket, but his brother plays tennis.'