UI Post-UTME Use of English 2019 (Model questions) Question 14

Question 14

Conjunctions

Choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap: ________ he had insufficient qualification, he was denied admission.

  1. A.hence
  2. B.for the fact
  3. C.being
  4. D.as
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: D (as)

Explanation

'As' here means 'because' and introduces the reason clause.