2022 · Q50
Directions : The following items have one part of a sentence followed by four alternatives. Complete the sentence by choosing the correct alternative and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
If your life is circumscribed by habits alone,
EnglishCorrelating Sentences
- Ayou were merely an imitating machine.
- Byou are merely an imitative machine.
- Cyou were merely an imitative machine.
- Dyou can be living in an imitative world.
Explanation
The sentence "He is very intelligent, ___ he is lazy" sets up a contrast, which requires the concessive conjunction "but" or "yet". "So he is lazy" expresses consequence, which contradicts the "very intelligent" premise (intelligence does not cause laziness), and "and" is merely additive without the needed contrast. Hence option B.