- “Tea and coffee” — “and” is a —
- conjunction
- adverb
- pronoun
- preposition
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Answer: (A) conjunction
It joins two words.
- Which is a coordinating conjunction?
- because
- but
- although
- unless
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Answer: (B) but
“But” is coordinating; the others are subordinating.
- Which is a correlative pair?
- because – so
- and – but
- either – or
- if – then
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Answer: (C) either – or
either … or.
- “He is poor ___ honest.”
- so
- or
- and
- but
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Answer: (D) but
Contrast → but.
- “Work hard, ___ you will fail.”
- but
- or else
- so
- and
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Answer: (B) or else
Warning → or / otherwise.
- “It rained, ___ we stayed at home.”
- yet
- so
- although
- unless
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Answer: (B) so
Result → so.
- Choose the correct sentence.
- Though he is rich, and unhappy he.
- Though he is rich, but he is unhappy.
- Though he is rich, he is unhappy.
- Though he is rich so he is unhappy.
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Answer: (C) Though he is rich, he is unhappy.
No “but” with “though”.
- Choose the correct sentence.
- Because of it rained, we stayed.
- Since it rained, so we stayed.
- Because it rained, so we stayed.
- Because it rained, we stayed.
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Answer: (D) Because it rained, we stayed.
No “so” with “because”.
- “___ you study, you will fail.”
- If not
- Unless not
- Except
- Unless
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Answer: (D) Unless
“Unless” is already negative.
- “Wait here until he ___.”
- will come
- comes
- would come
- shall come
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Answer: (B) comes
Present tense after “until”.
- “Walk fast lest you ___ the train.”
- missed
- miss
- will miss
- should miss
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Answer: (D) should miss
lest + should.
- “No sooner had he reached ___ it began to rain.”
- that
- then
- when
- than
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Answer: (D) than
No sooner … than.
- “Hardly had he sat down ___ the phone rang.”
- when
- then
- that
- than
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Answer: (A) when
Hardly … when.
- “___ Ravi and Mohan have passed.”
- Both
- Either
- Neither
- Not only
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Answer: (A) Both
both … and.
- “She is not only intelligent ___ hard-working.”
- or
- but also
- and also not
- nor
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Answer: (B) but also
not only … but also.
- Choose the correct sentence.
- Neither he or I went.
- Neither he nor I never went.
- Neither he nor I did not go.
- Neither he nor I went.
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Answer: (D) Neither he nor I went.
Already negative.
- Choose the correct sentence.
- She neither sings nor dances.
- She neither sings or dances.
- She not sings nor dances.
- She neither sings nor she dances.
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Answer: (A) She neither sings nor dances.
Parallel structure.
- “He behaves as if he ___ the owner.” (he is not)
- is
- was
- were
- be
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Answer: (C) were
Unreal → were.
- “Study hard ___ you may pass.”
- in case of
- so that
- such that
- so as
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Answer: (B) so that
Purpose → so that.
- “It was ___ hot that we stayed in.”
- too
- very
- such
- so
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Answer: (D) so
so + adjective + that.
- “It was ___ a hot day that we stayed in.”
- such
- too
- very
- so
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Answer: (A) such
such + a + noun + that.
- “Take an umbrella ___ it rains.”
- in case
- in spite
- unless
- in order
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Answer: (A) in case
in case = in the event that it rains.
- “He stayed home ___ he was ill.”
- due
- because
- because of
- in spite
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Answer: (B) because
“Because” before a clause.
- “He stayed home ___ illness.”
- although
- since
- because
- because of
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Answer: (D) because of
“Because of” before a noun.
- “He worked hard; ___, he failed.”
- because
- so that
- unless
- however
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Answer: (D) however
A contrast linking adverb.
- “He is tall, ___ his brother is short.”
- whereas
- because
- unless
- so
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Answer: (A) whereas
Contrast → whereas.
- Which word shows a result?
- besides
- moreover
- therefore
- however
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Answer: (C) therefore
therefore = result.
- Which word adds information?
- whereas
- unless
- moreover
- nevertheless
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Answer: (C) moreover
moreover = in addition.
- “Alas!” expresses —
- sorrow
- praise
- warning
- joy
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Answer: (A) sorrow
Alas = sorrow.
- “Hurrah!” expresses —
- joy
- sorrow
- disgust
- pain
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Answer: (A) joy
Hurrah = joy.
- “Fie!” expresses —
- greeting
- disgust
- joy
- praise
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Answer: (B) disgust
Fie = disgust.
- Which of these is an interjection?
- Between
- Besides
- Bravo!
- Because
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Answer: (C) Bravo!
Bravo is an exclamation of praise.
- “Hush! The baby is sleeping.” — “Hush” is —
- an interjection
- a verb
- a conjunction
- a noun
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Answer: (A) an interjection
A sudden exclamation.
- “___, we have won!” — the best word is —
- Hurrah
- But
- Although
- Unless
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Answer: (A) Hurrah
An exclamation of joy.
- In “Nobody but Ravi came”, “but” means —
- also
- and
- except
- because
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Answer: (C) except
but = except.
- In “He wept, for he was sad”, “for” is a —
- adverb
- pronoun
- preposition
- conjunction
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Answer: (D) conjunction
for = because.
- “I will go ___ it rains.”
- although
- because
- whereas
- even if
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Answer: (D) even if
even if = no matter if it rains.
- “___ the train was late, we reached on time.”
- Though
- Because
- Unless
- So that
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Answer: (A) Though
Contrast → though.
- “She runs ___ fast as a deer.”
- so
- as
- like
- than
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Answer: (B) as
as … as.
- “You may borrow the book ___ you return it soon.”
- in spite
- lest
- provided that
- because of
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Answer: (C) provided that
Condition → provided that.
- “I do not know ___ he will come or not.”
- unless
- lest
- though
- whether
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Answer: (D) whether
whether … or not.
- “Both the boys ___ the girls were present.”
- or
- and
- nor
- but
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Answer: (B) and
both … and.
- “Switch off the fan ___ you leave the room.”
- so
- when
- though
- lest
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Answer: (B) when
Time → when.
- “As soon as” is a —
- interjection
- pronoun
- compound conjunction
- simple preposition
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Answer: (C) compound conjunction
A multi-word conjunction.