Question

Combine the sentences using a suitable cumulative conjunction:
I go for yoga in the mornings. I go for a walk in the mornings. [Advanced]

• A. Either I go for yoga or take a walk in the mornings.
• B. I not only go for yoga, but also take a walk in the mornings.
• C. Neither do I go for yoga nor do I take a walk in the mornings.
• D. Even though I go for yoga, I take a walk in the mornings.

Answer 1

The correct option is B I not only go for yoga, but also take a walk in the mornings.

The given sentences are not related to each other, in the sense that they do not have any effect on each other. Such sentences require a cumulative conjunction that merely add them together.
The given sentences require a cumulative conjunction, like 'and', or 'not only...but also' and so on.
In option B, the cumulative pair of conjunctions 'not only...but also' is used, that simply connects the sentences together (it adds the sentences and 'but also' lays emphasis on the latter clause: take a walk in the mornings). Hence B is correct.
Option A is incorrect because it's not a cumulative compound sentence. 'Either...or' is an alternative pair of conjunctions, used to express a choice between two alternatives, which isn't relevant here.
Similarly, option C is incorrect because the compound sentence here presents two alternatives in the negative form: 'neither...nor', which is used when none of the two choices are made. Also, the sentence has changed from positive to negative.
Option D is incorrect because it does not use a cumulative, coordinate conjunction; 'even though' is a subordinating conjunction. Also, it refers to 'contrast' between two statements, whereas the given sentences don't.
(Coordinating conjunctions are used in a compound sentence, where the clauses are independent, whereas subordinate conjunctions are used for complex sentences, where one clause is dependent on the other.)