Niue Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
'and' vs. 'or'
Hi!
I read the following in a TOEIC book:
"119. The billing clerk was not able to find the invoice ______ the order.
(A) or
(B) and
(C) but
(D) though
Answer: A" ((Barron's TOEIC, p. 377))
I agree with the above TOEIC book that A('or') is correct and B('and') is incorrect, because the "billing clerk", who prepares and sends bills to customers, can NOT find the "invoice" and the "order" AT THE SAME TIME. (Here, "invoice" is a thing that a billing clerk can find AFTER sending a product or products to a customer, whereas "order" is a thing that a billing clerk can find BEFORE sending a product or products to a customer.)
What do you think of my explanation?
Am I right?
Thanks in advance.
I read the following in a TOEIC book:
"119. The billing clerk was not able to find the invoice ______ the order.
(A) or
(B) and
(C) but
(D) though
Answer: A" ((Barron's TOEIC, p. 377))
I agree with the above TOEIC book that A('or') is correct and B('and') is incorrect, because the "billing clerk", who prepares and sends bills to customers, can NOT find the "invoice" and the "order" AT THE SAME TIME. (Here, "invoice" is a thing that a billing clerk can find AFTER sending a product or products to a customer, whereas "order" is a thing that a billing clerk can find BEFORE sending a product or products to a customer.)
What do you think of my explanation?
Am I right?
Thanks in advance.
Top answer
Your explaination is good. Grammatically, either (a) or (b) is correct, so the only answer is in in knowing that a billing clerk would not likely be researching old closed transactions.
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Your explaination is good. Grammatically, either (a) or (b) is correct, so the only answer is in in knowing that a billing clerk would not likely be researching old closed transactions.
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