In the following sentence, one word has been omitted. Pick the option that has the missing word along with the words that come after it and before it. Remember the conjunction we use should highlight the result.

I went to buy a magnifying glass. I wanted to study palmistry.

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Glass before I

Glass because I

Glass as I

Glass since I

answer is C.

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Detailed Solution

In the given sentence, the subject went to buy a magnifying glass which is the result,
As the subject wanted to study palmistry which is the reason.
Now let’s see the options given:
1)      Glass before I: The conjunction ‘before’ is used when we want to refer to something that happened in the past. This is an incorrect option.
2)      Glass because I: The conjunction ‘because’ is used when we want to focus more on the reason than the result. This is an incorrect option.
3)      Glass as I: The conjunction ‘as’ is used when we focus more on the result than on the reason and also it indicates simultaneous occurrence. Here, there is no time gap between the action and the result. So this is the correct option.
4)      Glass since I: The conjunction ‘as’ is used when we focus more on the result than on the reason and it does not indicate simultaneous occurrence. So this is an incorrect option.
Therefore, the correct option is ‘Glass as I’ and the sentence will be ‘I went to buy a magnifying glass as I wanted to study palmistry’.

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