Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate conjunction.
Raju relishes not only Chinese _____ continental food.
a- Also
b- But
c- But also
d- Rather

Answer 1

Hint: Conjunctions are those words that join two sentences to form a single meaningful sentence. Correlative conjunctions refer to a pair of conjunctions that function together.

Complete answer:
In the given question: We know that Raju loves to eat both Chinese and continental food. We can see the use of a correlative conjunction, ‘not only’. Hence, the correct answer is; ‘but also’, because ‘not only but also’ are correlative conjunctions that work in pairs.
We have used correlative conjunctions to join phrases or words of the same importance (types of food).
Now, let’s examine the given options-
Option a- ‘Also’ is a conjunction that indicates in-addition or beside something else. It is used to link words or phrases that have the same context. But we cannot use ‘also’ with correlative conjunction. Hence, it is an incorrect option.
Option b- ‘But’ is a conjunction that is used to join words or phrases that are contrasting in nature to each other. But we cannot use ‘but’ with correlative conjunction. Hence, it is an incorrect option.
Option c- ‘But also’ is a correlative conjunction that indicates in-addition. It is used with ‘not only’ to link words or phrases that have equal importance. Hence, it is the correct option.
Option d- ‘Rather’ is an adverb that is used to indicate one’s choice or liking. Hence, it is an incorrect option. The correct answer is Option ‘c’.

Note:
Keep in mind, correlative conjunctions only function in pairs. And they help in linking phrases or words that hold similar or equal importance.