Match the beginnings of the sentences in List-I with their correct endings in List-II.
| List-I (Beginnings) | List-II (Endings) |
|---|---|
| (A) Had Kartik set an alarm, | (I) that the groom’s grandmother had fallen asleep. |
| (B) Not until the last train had left the platform | (II) did the porters sit down for their tea. |
| (C) On opening the old steel almirah, | (III) Nani found the letters her father had written from Rangoon. |
| (D) The reason the wedding band stopped playing was | (IV) he would not have missed the school bus. |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (A)-(IV), (B)-(II), (C)-(III), (D)-(I)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| (A) Had Kartik set an alarm, | (IV) he would not have missed the school bus. | Had + subject + past participle (V3) (no “if”). It means “If Kartik had set an alarm”. The second part takes “would have + V3”: “would not have missed”. |
| (B) Not until the last train had left the platform | (II) did the porters sit down for their tea. | Not until ... did + subject + verb. When a sentence starts with “Not until”, the main part puts “did” before the subject: “did the porters sit”. |
| (C) On opening the old steel almirah, | (III) Nani found the letters her father had written from Rangoon. | On + -ing ..., main part. “On opening” means as soon as she opened it. The person who opened the almirah, “Nani”, is the subject of the main part. |
| (D) The reason the wedding band stopped playing was | (I) that the groom’s grandmother had fallen asleep. | The reason ... was that. “The reason ... was” is completed by a “that” part, which gives the reason. |