Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word from the given options:-
Social legislature, ___ laws for societal welfare, represent the legislative expression of the will of the people to translate ideas of social and economical justice into enforceable laws.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → or
"Or" introducing another name for the same thing:
- Besides offering a choice (tea or coffee), or can introduce another name or an explanation of the word just before it, in the sense of "that is".
- Here "laws for societal welfare" explains what "social legislature" means, and the pair is set off by commas.
- Complete sentence: Social legislature, or laws for societal welfare, represent the legislative expression of the will of the people to translate ideas of social and economical justice into enforceable laws.
Example: Botany, or the study of plants, is my favourite subject.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: but — Incorrect. But introduces a contrast; "laws for societal welfare" does not contrast with social legislature but explains it.
Example: He is rich but unhappy.
Option 3: yet — Incorrect. Yet also introduces a contrast or surprise, which the sentence does not have.
Example: The road was narrow, yet the driver went fast.
Option 4: also — Incorrect. Also is an adverb that adds one more thing; it cannot introduce an explanation of the noun before it.
Example: She sings and also plays the guitar.