Question

Choose the option that best corrects the sentence at the underlined point:

It is nothing else than embarrassment that prevented him from speaking.

• A. than
• B. but
• C. or
• D. NO CHANGE

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

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The correct answer is Option B.

'Than ' is used when comparison between two things is made, for e.g. he is taller than his brother.

'Or' is used when we are to choose between two things, for e.g. I will study History or English.

Hence Option A and C are not the suitable options that correct the sentence at the underlined point.

As a rule the adverb ELSE is followed by BUT. The sentence means to say that what prevented him from speaking is embarrassment.

Therefore option B is the correct option.