Question

Although I calculate that he will be here any minute, I cannot wait much longer for him.

• A. Although I reckon that he will be here
• B. Although I think that he will be here
• C. Because I am confident that he will be here
• D. Because I calculate that he will be here

Answer 1

The correct option is A Although I reckon that he will be here

Let’s examine the sentence: “Although I calculate that he will be here any minute, I cannot wait much longer for him.” 'Calculate' is not an appropriate word for this sentence, as calculation is done on the basis of available facts with certain fixed rules. According to the sense of the sentence, the person is only making a guess or a supposition, thus ‘reckon’ is the most appropriate word that can be used to replace ‘calculate.’ So the best alternative for the underlined part of the sentence is Option A, which is the correct answer.
Option B cannot be used as ‘think’ is not the right word to bring out the sense of ‘guess.’
Options C and D cannot be used as ‘although’ is correctly used and must not be replaced with ‘because.’