Question

Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words.
She ____understand English, ______she can't speak it.

• A. Could / and
• B. Can / and
• C. Can / but
• D. Can't / but

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

Can / but

The correct answer is Option C.

CAN means 'being able to'. In the given sentence, the person referred to is able to understand English. However, she is not able to speak it. BUT as a conjunction is used to express contrast. In the given sentence, she can understand English BUT she is unable to speak it.

Thus CAN/BUT is the correct answer.

The sentence is in the present tense, thus CAN will be used not COULD. Thus Option A is incorrect.

AND is used to express meaning ' in addition to'. Thus Option B is incorrect.

Option D is incorrect because SHE can understand English. CAN'T is the negation of CAN.