Question

Combine the following sentences using an adversative conjunction:
I love watching horror movies. My friends love watching romantic comedies. [Intermediate]

• A. I love watching horror movies yet my friends love watching romantic comedies.
• B. I love watching horror movies, whereas my friends love watching romantic comedies.
• C. I love watching horror movies for my friends love watching romantic comedies.
• D. None of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is B I love watching horror movies, whereas my friends love watching romantic comedies.

A compound sentence is made up of two independent clauses, which are complete sentences on their own. Adversative compound sentences contain two ideas that contrast each other in meaning. The conjunctions used in such sentences include but, yet, still and so on.
Option B uses the adversative conjunction, 'whereas' which refers to the contrasting ideas: loving "horror movies" and loving "romantic comedies". Hence option B is correct.
Option A uses the adversative conjunction 'yet', which does not bring out the relation between the sentences. 'Yet' means 'in spite of', but the given sentences do not convey the same meaning. Hence A is incorrect.
Option C uses the illative conjunction 'for', which is used in inference-related sentences. The second clause is not inferred from the other. Hence C is incorrect.
Option D is incorrect because the answer lies in B.