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State if the underlined conjunction is used correctly or incorrectly in the sentence.

'We had searched everywhere, or this was the only place left.'

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Solution

The correct option is A Incorrect
This sentence is incorrect. The conjunction ‘or’ should be used to show a choice between options. In this sentence, the correct conjunction would be ‘and’. The correct sentence would be ‘We had searched everywhere and this was the only place left.'

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