Correlative Conjunctions Usage
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14. Many students who would greatly improve their grades by using tutoring services may avoid seeking it ---- because they cannot afford such services ---- due to the fear that admitting they need assistance will make them look less competent to their peers.
A) either / or
B) neither / nor
C) so / that
D) as / as
E) the more / the less
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Hi Elif, let's solve this grammar question together. We need to find the correct correlative conjunctions to complete the sentence.
Language Analysis: Correlative Conjunctions
Let's look at the structure. The sentence mentions two distinct reasons why students might avoid seeking tutoring: they cannot afford it, and they fear looking less competent.
Reason 1: They cannot afford the services.
Reason 2: The fear of looking less competent.
Because we have two alternative reasons for the same outcome, we are looking for a pair that connects two choices or possibilities.
Goal: Connect two alternative reasons for avoiding tutoring.
Let's evaluate choice A, 'either ... or'. This pair is used to present two options where at least one is true. If we plug it in, it perfectly connects the two 'because' and 'due to' clauses.
Matches: '...avoid seeking it either because... or due to...'
How about B, 'neither ... nor'? This would mean that students avoid help for *none* of those reasons, which contradicts the logic of the sentence explaining why they avoid it.
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