Question

Use the appropriate conjunctional phrase to form a sentence:
He appears to be stingy. He actually spends a lot of money on himself.
a) Although he appears to be stingy, he actually spends a lot of money on himself.
b) He not only appears stingy, but also he actually spends a lot of money on himself.
c) He actually spends a lot of money on himself so that he appears stingy.
d) He appears to be stingy as well as he actually spends a lot of money on himself.

Answer 1

Hint: On reading the two sentences, it can be understood that the two are contradictory. Therefore, the conjunctional phrase should be something that links two contradictory sentences like but, although, nevertheless, etc.

Complete answer:
A bare reading of the two sentences would convey that the person is stingy (one who does not spend a lot of money) but he actually does spend a lot of money on himself which negates the fact that he is stingy.
Option a uses “Although”. It means that even though he appears to be stingy, he actually spends money on himself. This is the correct answer since it is trying to show that he might look stingy but in reality, it is not so.
Option b is wrong because “not only… but also” is used when two similar sentences are joined. It is like using the conjunction “and”. Correct usage would be “Not only did he eat ice cream but also chocolate”. So he ate both chocolate and an ice cream.
Option c is wrong because the meaning of the sentence changes. The sentence in option c means that he spends money on himself so that he appears stingy. A person who spends money in any way does not appear stingy. The usage of the conjunctional phrase “so that” is wrong.
Option d is wrong since “as well as” is used in the same sense as “so that”. He is the class monitor as well as the topper of the class. Both class monitor and topper are commendable things and thus can be expressed in the same sense.

Note:
Reading up conjunctions can give a better insight into using conjunctional phrases. Do not forget to read the sentence after using the phrase. The meaning of the sentence must not change at all.