Question

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

• A. Saira has to bake a cake. She had promised her friend one.
• B. I met with a minor accident. I went to work.
• C. Solve your own problems. You will learn from them.
• D. You can stand up and make changes. You can sit and complain.

Answer 1

The correct option is D You can stand up and make changes. You can sit and complain.

A compound sentence is made up of two independent clauses, which are complete sentences on their own. Alternative compound sentences express a choice between two alternatives. Option D expresses two alternatives, "make changes" and "complain", hence option D is correct. Option A expresses a cause and effect relationship between the sentences, hence it's not the appropriate option. Option B expresses two contrasting ideas, "met with...accident" and "went to work", hence it isn't the appropriate option. Option C is inference based, where one is deduced from the other, hence it's not an appropriate option.