Question

Fill in the blank with the most suitable conjunction:

Mary is a member of the Historical Society ______ the Literary society.

• A. as
• B. nor
• C. and
• D. but

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

and

Answer: C - and
Explanation:
There are two societies mentioned in the sentence, "Historical" and "Literary" which are two unrelated ones. The word "and" means "in addition to", which fits in perfectly in this question.
Therefore the conjunction appropriate here is "and".
The conjunction "as" is mainly used to denote two parallel events, or a particular way in which an event occurs or to give reason for occurrence of something, which is not the case with the sentence in this question.
Thus "as" is not an appropriate conjunction to be used here.
The conjunction "nor" is used to denote negative phrases, again which is not the case in this question.
Eg. Mary is neither a member of the Historical Society nor the Literary Society.
The conjunction "but" is used to denote contrasting phrases. Again which does not fit in the sentence of this question.
Eg. Mary is a member of the Historical Society BUT NOT the Literary Society.
Therefore the correct answer for this question is "and".
Mary is a member of the Historical AND the Literary society.