Choose the sentences in which the conjunction is used correctly:
(A) The monitor switched off the fan in Room 12 lest the teacher should not scold the class.
(B) Hardly had the coach blown the whistle when the boys rushed onto the field.
(C) Both the bank and the post office in our town stay closed on the second Saturday of the month.
(D) Because my cousin missed the school van, so he walked all the way to school.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (B) and (C) only
(A) The monitor switched off the fan in Room 12 lest the teacher should not scold the class. — Incorrect.
- “Lest” already means “so that ... not”.
- Adding “not” after it turns the meaning upside down.
- Correct form: The monitor switched off the fan in Room 12 lest the teacher should scold the class.
(B) Hardly had the coach blown the whistle when the boys rushed onto the field. — Correct.
- “Hardly” goes with “when”.
- When a sentence begins with “Hardly”, the helping verb comes before the subject: “had the coach blown”.
(C) Both the bank and the post office in our town stay closed on the second Saturday of the month. — Correct.
- “Both” goes with “and”. The pair joins two things that are true together.
(D) Because my cousin missed the school van, so he walked all the way to school. — Incorrect.
- “Because” already joins the two parts.
- Adding “so” puts two joining words in one link.
- Correct form: Because my cousin missed the school van, he walked all the way to school.