5. Complete the following sentence with a word or words that show a logical relationship.

Question

Joshua took a nap _______ sorting the mail.
A. instead of
B. after
C. while
D. before

I picked D, because we cannot use while, since a person cannot sort mail while sleeping. We cannot use after, because the sentence implies that the first action was done in the past before the second action took place implied by the verbs took and sorting. We cannot use instead of, since the sentence format is not in the past perfect progressive. Is my thinking correct or am I way off?

Answer 1

I think there are 3 possible right answers: A, B, and D.

Why couldn't he sort the mail and then take a nap?

Why couldn't he take a nap and NOT sort the mail? (instead of)

Answer 2

I think the answer would depend on the importance of sorting the mail or how responsible the individual is. Since we don't know that answer then there is 3 possible answers. Thanks for your assistance.

Answer 3

I'm sorry it's not definitive! Just a badly written question ... unless you can mark more than one correct answer!

:-/

Answer 4

your right. thank you!