Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some of the words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.
"I am proud to (1)_____ to a religion which has taught the world both tolerance (2)_____ universal acceptance," he declared (3)_____ September 11, 1593. "We believe not only in universal toleration. (4)_____ we accept all religions as true. I am proud to belong to a nation which has sheltered the persecuted and the (5)_____ of all religions and all nations of the earth."
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 4.
Option 1: yet
Option 2: though
Option 3: and
Option 4: but
Correct Answer: but
Solution : The most appropriate choice to fill in the blank is the fourth option.
Explanation: The sentence structure indicates a contrast between the two ideas presented. The speaker believes in universal toleration, but there is a contrasting idea or condition that follows.
The conjunction but is commonly used to introduce a contrasting element in a sentence. It helps to connect two clauses that present opposing or contradictory information.
So, the correct sentence would be: "We believe not only in universal toleration, but we accept all religions as true."
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