Question

Comprehension: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank. There is a (1)__________ sense of freedom about being alone in a carriage that is jolting noisily through the night. It is liberty unrestrained in a very (2)________ form. You can do anything you like. You can talk to (3)__________ as loud as you please and no one will hear you. You can have that argument out with Jones and roll him triumphantly in the dust (4)___________ fear of a counterstroke. You can stand on your head and no one will see you. You can sing or dance a two-step or practise a golf stroke, (5)_____________ play marbles on the floor without let or hindrance. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no 5.

• A. yet
• B. but
• C. or
• D. because

Answer 1

Answer:

C. or

• The Context: The passage is providing a list of various activities you can do freely while alone in the train carriage: singing, dancing, practicing a golf stroke, and playing marbles. Grammar (Conjunctions): When we provide a list of alternative possibilities or choices, we use the coordinating conjunction "or". Logic: The sentence structure "You can sing or dance... or practise... or play marbles" indicates that these are all optional things you are free to choose from.