Question

The chefs had only fruit and eggs in the pantry, so they cooked a pavlova with them.
Choose the option that best corrects the underlined word.
A. After
B. But
C. As
D. No change

Answer 1

Hint: In this sentence we have to look for the conjunction that connects the two clauses and frames the appropriate meaning.

Complete answer:
When two clauses are combined to make a sentence, one of the clauses is dependent on the other. The dependent clause is known as the subordinate clause and the other one is the main clause.
Here, the main clause is- the chefs had only fruit and eggs in the pantry and the subordinate clause is - they cooked pavlova with them.
In order to join these two clauses, subordinating conjunction is used.
The subordinate clause is basically the outcome of the main clause.
The chefs had only fruit and eggs and that's why they had to cook pavlova.
'so' is the conjunction that indicates the outcomes of the main clause. Hence, the underlined word doesn't need to be changed.
But (option B) cannot be used as it is used between the sentences with contrasting meanings.
After (option A) is generally used with time-related sentences and hence it is not a correct Option.
As (Option C) is not a correct option because it is used to indicate a reason or a cause.

Note:
The correct answer is Option D (No Change), because 'so' is the most suitable option as it indicates the results of the main clause.