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Example Question #4 : Conjunctions
Choose the word that correctly completes this sentence.
She could not decide whether to go to Harvard _______________ Yale.
for
nor
and
or
or
The correct answer is "or." This is because the subject of the sentence is making a choice between two things in a positive sense. The other conjunctions do not work to provide the contrast that this sentence requires.
Example Question #3 : Conjunctions
Please choose the correct conjunction to complete the sentence.
I am planning a big dinner this weekend. I am going to make pasta _________________ apple pie.
but
None of these
it
so
None of these
The correct answer is and because and is a conjunction that is used to connect words and ideas. But is used to express contradictions and So means "to the degree which something is stated". It is not correct because it is a preposition. In this sentence the speaker is connecting pasta and apple pie because they are two things that the speaker likes.
Example Question #4 : Conjunctions
Please choose the correct conjunction to complete the sentence.
We could go to the movies _______________ the park.
None of these
while
and
or
or
Or is the correct answer because we are linking two alternative ideas, the speakers two completely different options. And is used to connect similar ideas, but going to the park or the movies are two different options. While is used to express when two or more things are happening at the same time, but in this sentence the speaker can only choose one option.
Example Question #1 : Conjunctions
Neither my grandmother __________________ my grandfather has ever left the country.
or
and
nor
but
nor
The correct answer is "nor." This is the only conjunction that is appropriate to be used when paired with the word "neither," making two ideas negative. This sentence refers to two people, neither of whom has left the country, so "nor" is the best choice.
Example Question #1 : Conjunctions
Choose the word that best completes the following sentence.
I will either buy a computer _____________ a television; I cannot afford both.
or
nor
for
and
or
The correct answer is "or." This sentence presents a choice between two things--a computer or a television. The biggest clue that "or" is the correct conjunction is the word "either." The other conjunctions are not appropriate in this sentence.
Example Question #5 : Conjunctions
Choose the word that best completes the following sentence.
I am either going to yoga ___________ kickboxing class tonight, both of which take place at 7:00pm.
but
so
and
or
or
The correct answer is "or." We know that the speaker is making a choice between two things, and cannot do both activities since they both take place at 7:00pm, which is why the answer is not "and." The conjunctions "but" and "so" do not make sense in this sentence. The best choice is "or."
Example Question #6 : Conjunctions
Choose the word that best completes the following sentence.
When I moved to a new city, I thought I would hate it, _________ I came to see it as a wonderful place.
or
and
but
so
but
The best choice is "but." We know that this sentence requires the word "but" because there is a contrast--at first the speaker thought one thing, but then changed her mind. The other options link sentences in different ways that aren't appropriate in this sentence.
Example Question #171 : Toeic
Choose the word that best completes the following sentence.
The hockey team was made up of amateurs __________ professionals; there were men who had played for years as well as men who were still in college.
or
or
and
but
and
The correct answer is "and." This is the best choice because the conjunction "and" joins ideas together. The phrase, "men who had played for years as well as men who were still in college" indicates that both types of people were involved, not just one. Some key words are "as well as," a phrase meaning the same thing as "and." For those reasons, the best choice is "and."
Example Question #172 : Toeic
Choose the word that best completes the following sentence.
I want to go to the movies, ________ my parents won't let me.
but
and
so
or
but
The correct answer is "but." In this sentence, the meaning of "but" can be understood the same way as the word "however." This sentence has a contrast--the subject wants to do something but cannot. If the sentence conveyed an alternative we might consider "or" but this sentence does not. The only conjunction that shows this contrast in meaning is "but," so it is the best choice.
Example Question #173 : Toeic
Choose the word that best completes the following sentence.
I stayed in the sun too long, _______ I got a sunburn.
for
or
but
so
so
The correct answer is "so." The conjunction "so" shows a cause and effect relationship, which is the case in this sentence: the subject was in the sun too long, which caused a sunburn. The word "so" is similar in meaning to the word "therefore." The sentence would not make sense if the other conjunctions ("or", "but", and "for") were placed in the blank. That is why the best choice is "so."
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