Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate conjunction:
__________ we are working, we are happy and healthy.
a) As far as
b) As long as
c) In case
d) Nevertheless

Answer 1

Hint: The given sentence is talking about a period of time and therefore, the word that fills the blank must indicate the same.

Complete answer:

In the given question we are presented with a sentence and we have to use suitable conjunction to begin the sentence. To understand this let us first try and understand what meaning the sentence is trying to convey.
The sentence connects working with being happy and healthy. So, we can understand that the speaker is trying to talk about working as a means to be happy and healthy.
Keeping this in mind, let us take a look at each of the given options and see whether its meanings fit with the given sentence.
Option ‘A’, as far as, is used when we are talking about the extent of action and not the duration of something. Hence, it is incorrect.
Option ‘B’, as long as, is used to express the duration of action. It fits with the context of the given question and can hence be the correct answer.
Option ‘C’, in case, is used to express being conditional on something else. It is incorrect as again; it does not talk about duration.
Option ‘D’, nevertheless, is used to express something that is in stark contrast to something else. Therefore, it is incorrect.
Hence, from the above options, we can see that the correct answer is option ‘B’, as long as. As it expresses the duration of action and hence fits perfectly.

Note: To answer such questions with ease it is necessary to know the usage of different types of conjunctions as this would help you to choose the answer with ease.