Question

Combine the following sentences using suitable cumulative conjunction:
“The new policies resulted in the decline of the merchants’ income. It also resulted in the fall of the country’s economy.”
A) Even though the new policies resulted in the decline of the merchants’ income, it resulted in the fall of the country’s economy.
B) The new policies resulted in the decline of the merchants’ income, which resulted in the fall of the country’s economy.
C) The new policies not only resulted in the decline of the merchants’ income but also resulted in the fall of the country’s economy.
D) None of the above.

Answer 1

Hint: A conjunction in grammar is part of the vocabulary, connecting words, sentences or clauses called conjunctures. The word speech marker is used mainly for conjunctions of phrases. Conjunctions that join sentences are commonly referred to as discourse markers.

ii) A cumulative conjunction simply adds two statements.
Examples are: and, both, and, as well as, not only, but also.

Complete answer:
Connections are terms used to link words, sentences or clauses. There are three types of conjunctions:

Coordinating conjunctions join two similar clauses. For example, they join a noun with a certain noun or an adjective with another adjective. The common ones are and, but, or, for, nor, yet, so. Example: Let’s eat cakes and biscuits.

Subordinating conjunctions attach the subordinate to the main clauses. Common examples are “but", "if", "without", "until", "while", "unless”.

Correlative conjunctions are used to combine alternatives or identical components in pairs. "Neither/or," "nobody" and "not only/but also" are the most common pairs. Example: Either study for the whole year or study before the exam day.

Let us analyse the given options:
“The new policies resulted in the decline of the merchants’ income. It also resulted in the fall of the country’s economy.”

Option A) Even though the new policies resulted in the decline of the merchants’ income, it resulted in the fall of the country’s economy. Here, “even though” is used as a conjunction but they are not a cumulative pair of conjunctions. Therefore, this option is incorrect.

Option B) The new policies resulted in the decline of the merchants’ income therefore it resulted in the fall of the country’s economy. Here, “therefore” is used as a conjunction but they are not a cumulative pair of conjunctions. Therefore, this option is incorrect

Option C) The new policies not only resulted in the decline of the merchants’ income but also resulted in the fall of the country’s economy. Here, “not only - but also” is used as a conjunction and they are a cumulative pair of conjunctions. Therefore, this option is correct

Option D) None of the above: There is a requirement for conjunctions to join two sentences. Therefore, this option is incorrect

Therefore, we can analyse from the above discussion that the correct option is C. The new policies not only resulted in the decline of the merchants’ income but also resulted in the fall of the country’s economy.

Thus the correct answer is option ‘C’.

Note: There are two separate clauses in a compound sentence which are complete sentences alone. By cumulative compound sentences, we refer to it, as a part of a complete sentence, to certain clauses that are simple additions. In terms of significance, they do not influence each other.