Question

Join the following sentences using the most suitable conjunctions. Omit any unnecessary words.
He was late for the interview. He was inappropriately dressed for the interview.

a) He was neither late for the interview nor was he inappropriately dressed for the interview.
b) He was both late and inappropriately dressed for the interview.
c) He was late for the interview because he was inappropriately dressed for the interview.
d) He was late for the interview so that he was inappropriately dressed for the interview.

Answer 1

Hint: Conjunctions are joining words that combine two sentences or independent clauses together. Independent clauses contain subjects and verbs that express a complete meaning.

Complete answer:

Option a ‘He was neither late for the interview nor was he inappropriately dressed for the interview’ changes the whole meaning of the sentence given. So, this option is not the correct option.
Option b ‘He was both late and inappropriately dressed for the interview’ perfectly combines the two sentences without changing the meaning of the sentence and successfully omits the repetition of ‘for the interview’ in it. So, option b is the correct option.
Option c ‘He was late for the interview because he was inappropriately dressed for the interview’ shows a cause and effect relationship. But the sentence does not present any cause-effect relationship but states the facts. He was not late because he was inappropriately dressed. So, this option is incorrect.
Option d ‘He was late for the interview so that he was inappropriately dressed for the interview’ does not make any sense and hence is incorrect.
So, the correct answer is “Option b”.

Note: Conjunctions should join the sentences and help in keeping the meaning of the sentence intact. Therefore, it is important to choose the most suitable conjunction based on the sentence.