Why not safe or excited?

[pellumb hyso]

English Grammar Tests, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #147 "Using Adjectives (6)", question 4

I am not bored and uninterested. I am ......... and interested.

(a) small
(b) confined
(c) safe
(d) excited

English Grammar Tests, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #147 "Using Adjectives (6)", answer 4

I am not bored and uninterested. I am excited and interested.

Correct answer: (d) excited
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why not safe or excited?

pellumb hyso

[Mister Micawber]

'Excited' is OK; 'safe' is not.
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[Mouhannad]

Hi,
shouldn`t this sentence be like (I am not bored OR uninterested. I am excited and interested).
And explain for me please why it`s not like that if am wrong and correct my post too if there is any grammatically mistak.
thanks a lot in advance.

[Beeesneees]

It is correct as it appears in the question.
To use the word 'or' indicates that the person is one or the other. In fact, he is (or rather he isn't!) both. He is not bored. He is not uninterested.
In addition, if you use 'or' in the first part, you should use 'or' in the second part.

Your corrected post would be:
Hi,
Shouldn't this sentence be, "I am not bored OR uninterested. I am excited and interested."?
Please explain why it's not like that if am wrong and also correct my post if there are any grammatical mistakes.
Thanks a lot in advance.
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Cheers m' dears!

[Alan]

Hi Mouhannad,

If you really wanted to 'refresh' the sentence in the test and give the contrast between alternatives (neither/nor), you would say:

I am neither bored nor interested. I am both excited and interested.

Alan
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