Question

Given are a pair of clauses in each option. Choose the appropriate pair that can be combined with the help of the Illative conjunction 'therefore':

• A. I came home. I switched on the television.
• B. He was asked to resign today. He isn't in a very good mood.
• C. She has been sick. She is lively and happy.
• D. You can come here and work. You can work from home.

Answer 1

The correct option is B He was asked to resign today. He isn't in a very good mood.

A compound sentence is made up of two independent clauses, which are complete sentences on their own. Illative compound sentences contain clauses where one is inferred or deduced from another; for example, "There's someone in the hall for the light is on", where "for" is an Illative conjunction. From the given options, B contains suitable clauses that can be combined with 'therefore'. "He isn't in a very good mood." is concluded from "He was asked to resign today." hence option B is correct. In A, the clauses do not express any relation, they can only be added to one another, hence A is incorrect. In option C, the sentences contrast each other in meaning ("She has been sick, yet she is lively and happy"); hence C is incorrect. Option D shows a choice between two alternatives ("You can either come here and work or you can work from home"); hence D is also incorrect.