Question

Complete the sentence using the right option:
You could ________ learn to drive this summer ________ we could go on a long trip. The choice is yours.
a) both ; and
b) neither ; nor
c) either ; or
d) also ; and

Answer 1

Hint: An alternative is one of a number of things from which the only one can be chosen. The given sentence provides an alternative between two things.

Complete answer:
In the given question, we have to find out which of the options includes the answer which provides an alternative between two things (choice between learning to drive this summer and going on a long trip).
Let us thus analyze the options given to us in this question -
Option (a.), 'both ; and', refers to ‘both’ which does not indicate a choice or alternative.
Therefore, option (a.) is incorrect as we need an answer which provides an alternative between two things.
Option (b.), ‘neither ; nor', refers to ‘neither’ which provides no alternative and suggests ‘none’ of the two things.
Therefore, option (b.) is incorrect we need as answer which provides an alternative between two things.
Option (c.), ‘either ; or', refers to a conjugation that introduces two choices or options. Therefore, option (c.) is correct.
Option (d.), ‘also ; and', refers to ‘also’ which means ‘in addition’.
Therefore, option (d.) is incorrect as we need an answer which provides an alternative between two things.

Note:
In this question, it will be helpful for the student to recall the concept of conjugation. Conjugation is a class of verbs having the same inflectional forms. It is the complete set of inflected forms of a verb.