Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
You can buy almost anything in this supermarket; _______, it has a cafeteria serving good cheap meals.

• A. however
• B. moreover
• C. while
• D. otherwise

Answer 1

The correct option is B moreover

In the given sentence, two complete sentences are being connected. Only conjunctive adverbs can be used to connect two complete sentences and so the answer has to be a conjunctive adverb. Further, the second sentence is adding information to the first by saying that one can buy anything at the supermarket and in addition to that it has a cafeteria. Thus, the answer must mean 'in addition'.

Option A is incorrect. 'however' means 'to the contrary' and not 'in addition'. It is used to indicate contrast and not addition of information. Thus, it is incorrect.

Option B is correct. 'moreover' means 'in addition' and is generally used as a conjunctive adverb for adding information. Thus, it has the correct meaning and is the correct answer.

Option C is incorrect. 'while' is not a conjunctive adverb and so, it cannot be used to connect two complete sentences.

Option D is incorrect. 'otherwise' means 'in other ways' and not 'in addition'. It is generally used to indicate an alternate result and not addition of information. Thus, it is incorrect.