Question

The question includes a “NO CHANGE” option. Choose that option if you think the best choice is to leave the relevant portion of the passage as it is.

The change required for sentence underlined at [3] is ___________.

• A. NO CHANGE
• B. Nor
• C. But
• D. So

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

But

The sentence in question implies that the postmaster had his suspicion regarding the carriage (which he thought was carrying the fleeing king and queen), however, he did not alert the coachmen because he was not sure- 'suspicious' implies doubt, not a guarantee. In this context, 'but' must replace 'for'. 'But' serves as a conjunction here and joins the two clauses- 1. He was suspicious and 2. He didn't want to cause a false alarm so he didn't say anything. So, option C is the correct answer.