Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the correct option to complete the sentence.

My mother walks up the hill, _______ my father stays home _______ he is lazy.

  1. Hence, for

  2. But, because

  3. Although, yet

  4. None
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B Correct answer
Explanation

But introduces the contrast between the mother's activity and the father's inactivity. Because introduces the reason for the father's behavior. This pair of conjunctions correctly structures the complex relationship between the two people's actions.

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