Question

Combine the sentences using a suitable cumulative conjunction:
I own a large screen TV. I own a home theatre system. [Intermediate]

• A. I own a large screen TV or a home theater system.
• B. I own a large screen TV but a home theater system.
• C. I own a large screen TV and a home theater system.
• D. I own a large screen TV for a home theater system.

Answer 1

The correct option is C I own a large screen TV and a home theater system.

The given sentences are not related to each other, in the sense that they do not have any effect on each other. Both of them are of equal importance. Such sentences require a cumulative conjunction that merely adds them together. If the subject or verb is the same, they must not be repeated in the second clause.
The given sentences require a cumulative conjunction "and".
Option C contains the cumulative compound sentence formed by using "and", which adds or connects the sentences together. Hence it's correct.
Option A contains the alternative conjunction "or" that presents a choice between two alternatives. However, the original sentences do not present any choice, hence A is incorrect.
Option B presents a contrast between the ideas, using "but" (which is an adversative conjunction). The original sentences do not express a contrast, hence B is incorrect.
Option D is not a cumulative compound sentence. Moreover, "for", in this case, does not function as a conjunction; it functions as a preposition. Hence D is incorrect.