Fill-in-the-blank English Grammar Question
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8. One way to distinguish between science and religion is that ---- concerns the natural world, while ---- concerns both the natural and the supernatural. A) not only / but also B) so / that C) the more / the more D) neither / nor E) the former / the latter
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Let's read the sentence first. It says: One way to distinguish between science and religion is that blank concerns the natural world, while blank concerns both the natural and the supernatural.
Sentence:
'One way to distinguish between science and religion is that ---- concerns the natural world, while ---- concerns both the natural and the supernatural.'
The sentence introduces two subjects in a specific order: science is mentioned first, and religion is mentioned second.
| Subject | Order |
|---|---|
| science | First (1st) |
| religion | Second (2nd) |
In English, when we have two items mentioned in a sentence, we can refer to the first one as 'the former' and the second one as 'the latter'.
Key Terms
* The former: refers to the first of two things mentioned (Science)
* The latter: refers to the second of two things mentioned (Religion)
Let's evaluate each option to see why option E fits perfectly and why the others do not.
Evaluating Options
Option A is 'not only' and 'but also'. This is a correlative conjunction used to join two parallel elements. It doesn't fit the two blanks separated by the word 'while' here.
* A) not only / but also: Incorrect. Correlative conjunctions that do not fit the grammatical structure of two separate clauses connected by 'while'.
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