Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option.
Although Ali is quite short, ________ reach the apples on the tree.
A) he can also
B) he just can’t
C) he’s tall enough to
D) he’s too short to

Answer 1

Hint: First we must know the meanings of all the options and choose the option which will be grammatically correct. Also we must see that the selected option will make the sentence meaningful.

Complete step-by-step answer:
In the above given sentence we have two clauses, in the 1st clause the word ‘although’ is used which is conjunction of contrast or subordinating conjunction and that means the 2nd clause contradicts the 1st clause.
Let’s know what conjunction and subordinating conjunctions are:
Conjunction: A conjunction is a word which merely joins together sentences, and sometimes words.
Example: 1) God made the country and man made the town.
2) Two and two make four.
Subordinating conjunction: A subordinating conjunction joins a clause to another on which it depends for it’s full meaning.
Example: after, because, even if, though, although, till, before, unless, as, when, while, etc.
Now let’s examine and understand the option given above:
He can also: in this option ‘also’ indicates that there is another subject in the sentence since in the sentence only one subject ‘Ali’ is there so using this option will be inappropriate hence, it is not the correct option.
He just can’t: if we use this option in the sentence it indicates that the 2nd clause agrees with the 1st clause and does not contradict it. So using this option will be inappropriate hence, it is not the correct option.
He’s too short to: if we use this option in the sentence it indicates that Ali is very short and cannot reach the apples which do not contradict the clause. So using this option will be inappropriate hence, it is not the correct option.
He’s tall enough to: if we use this option in the sentence it contradicts the 1st clause and says that Ali can reach the apples. So using this option will be appropriate hence, it is absolutely correct. So the right answer will be option [C].

Note:Study of parts of speech (a category of words that have similar grammatical properties) is necessary. For choosing the correct answer for this kind of question it is necessary to understand the sense of the given question.