Choose the sentences in which the conjunction is used correctly:
(A) Scarcely had Tanvi locked the front door when she remembered that the gas was still on.
(B) As soon as the 8:15 local pulled in at Dadar, then the crowd surged towards the doors.
(C) The society will let us set up a stall in the compound provided that we close it by ten.
(D) My aunt not only grows tomatoes but also brinjals on her terrace.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (A) and (C) only
(A) Scarcely had Tanvi locked the front door when she remembered that the gas was still on. — Correct.
- “Scarcely” goes with “when”.
- The helping verb “had” comes before the subject: “had Tanvi locked”.
(B) As soon as the 8:15 local pulled in at Dadar, then the crowd surged towards the doors. — Incorrect.
- “As soon as” already joins the two parts and shows the time.
- Adding “then” puts a second joining word in the same link.
- Correct form: As soon as the 8:15 local pulled in at Dadar, the crowd surged towards the doors.
(C) The society will let us set up a stall in the compound provided that we close it by ten. — Correct.
- “Provided that” means “only if”. It gives the one condition for the first part.
(D) My aunt not only grows tomatoes but also brinjals on her terrace. — Incorrect.
- “Not only” and “but also” must stand before the same kind of word.
- Here “not only” is before a verb (“grows”), but “but also” is before a noun (“brinjals”).
- Correct form: My aunt grows not only tomatoes but also brinjals on her terrace.