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JAMB Use of English 2003 Question 27

Question 27

Conjunctions

Fill the gap with the most appropriate option: The reason why he was not offered admission was ________ his results could not be found.

  1. A.that
  2. B.when
  3. C.owing to
  4. D.because
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: A (that)

Explanation

After 'The reason … was' we use 'that', not 'because', since 'reason' already expresses cause.