Which coordinating conjunction correctly completes the sentence?
Neither Paul nor Maria finished their homework, ___ their teacher was unhappy.
Responses
but
but
yet
yet
nor
nor
so
so
The coordinating conjunction that correctly completes the sentence is "so."
"Neither Paul nor Maria finished their homework, so their teacher was unhappy."
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The coordinating conjunction that correctly completes the sentence is "so."
The coordinating conjunction "but" correctly completes the sentence. To determine the correct option, let's analyze the sentence structure and the roles of the coordinating conjunctions.
In the sentence, we have two subjects, Paul and Maria, connected by the correlative conjunction "neither...nor." Whenever the correlative conjunction "neither...nor" is used, the coordinating conjunction "nor" is used to connect the second subject.
In this case, the correct option is "nor." Thus, the correct completion of the sentence would be:
"Neither Paul nor Maria finished their homework, nor their teacher was unhappy."