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JAMB Use of English 2025 Question 41

Question 41

Conjunctions

Choose the option that best completes the gap: 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', standard English uses 'that'; 'the reason ... because' repeats the idea of cause.