English-2
Grade-7
Easy

Question

I want to call him, ____________ I don’t have his phone number.

  1. But
  2. However
  3. Because
  4. Yet

hintHint:

A compound sentence is one that contains two or more independent clauses with or without any subordinate clauses joined together by coordinating conjunction.

The correct answer is: But


    But is used to introduce something new that you say, especially something that is different or the opposite from what you have just said: I want to call him, but I don't have his phone number. It mentions the impossibility of the sentence told before which will not happen in the future. 

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