To solve this problem you need to figure out which of these answer choices makes sense as information to follow the author's statement that the subject "swims like a fish." Someone, who swims very well could be said to be " . . . skillfully gliding through the water" so this is the correct answer. "Skillfully" means done with skill and "gliding" means moving smoothly through something. Many of the incorrect answers contain illogical conjunctions or else suggest that the subject is not actually a good swimmer, which does not make sense within this context.

The use of the conjunction "but" suggests that whatever the speaker is trying to do they are not succeeding. So, they are trying to find a new place to live, but " . . . it is difficult." All the other answer choices are either nonsensical or are positive and inappropriate for the conjunction "but."

All of these answer choices would fit better with the conjunction "but" except the correct answer which is " . . . I love to dance." The conjunction "and" is used to mean a continuation of the same idea; the conjunction "but" is used to suggest a change in the main idea of a sentence.

To solve this problem you need to determine which of these conjunctions makes most sense within the context of this sentence. The only conjunction that makes sense is "nor." You use the word "nor" when you have a list of multiple negative things. Like, for example "On a sunny day it is not raining nor is it snowing." All of the other conjunctions make the sentence either illogical or nonsensical.

All of these answer choices would fit better with the conjunction "but" except the correct answer which is " . . . bringing all his stuff." The conjunction "and" is used to continue an idea and the conjunction "but" is used to change the nature of an idea.

To solve this problem you need to figure out which conjunction fits most logically within the context of the sentence. The correct answer is " . . . unless I get a better job." The other answer choices are either nonsensical or else illogical within the context of not being able to afford a new car. "Unless" means something like except if this happens. To give another example "I cannot eat unless I have food." Additionally, "inexpensive" means not expensive, cheap.

To solve this problem you need to determine which of these conjunctions makes sense logically in the context of this sentence. "By the time . . . " makes by far the most sense. The speaker is saying that they would like to live in New York City, at the latest, when they are twenty-five.

The use of the conjunction "even if" implies something conditional. This means that the speaker needs to accomplish something to get something else, but that might still not be enough. So, the correct answer must be something negative or worrying. The correct answer is therefore " . . . my teacher might still fail me." None of the other answer choices can be right because they are either nonsensical or describe a positive situation. The conjunction "even if" is complicated to understand and even harder to explain (the simplest words are sometimes the hardest to define) so let us look at another couple of examples: "Even if I eat lots of food I never feel full" and "Even if it is dark outside someone with good eyesight can still see."

All of these answer choices would fit better with the conjunction "and" except the correct answer " . . . I suppose I could be wrong." The use of the conjunction "but" means that the information contained in the second part of the sentence will be different or opposite in meaning to the information contained in the first part of the sentence. So, the speaker is essentially saying "I believe this, but I could be wrong." The other answer choices are more like "I believe this and this is why."

To solve this problem you need to focus on tense (whether it is in the past, present, or future) and the conjunctions being used. The speaker is talking about how it's been a long time. When talking about the period in between the past and the present we can use the conjunction "since." So, to provide another example, "It has been years since I went to a party with a clown."