Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.

He speaks English well _____ he has never been to England.

a) That
b) Even
c) So
d) Although

Answer 1

Hint: A conjunction is a word that is used to connect two or more clauses or sentences or to coordinate words in the same clause.

Complete answer:

In the given question, we have to find conjunction to fill in the blank.
Let us analyze the options given to us in this question:
Option (a.), 'that', refers to inference (a conclusion) in a certain situation.
Therefore, option (a.) is incorrect as we need conjunction that supports the contradiction in the sentence.
Option (b.), ‘even', refers to a word which is not conjunction without another word like ‘if’ or ‘though’.
Therefore, option (b.) is incorrect we need conjunction that supports the contradiction in the sentence.
Option (c.), ‘so', indicates that there is a reason in the clause and not a contradiction.
Therefore, option (c.) is incorrect we need conjunction that supports the contradiction in the sentence.
Option (d.), ‘although', is contrasting conjunction and thus supports the contradiction in the sentence. Therefore, option (d.) is correct.

Note: In this question, the sentence contains two parts- ‘He speaks English well’ and ‘he has never been to England’, which are two contradicting sentences. Therefore, this is why we need conjunction that supports this contradiction.