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Complete the sentences in List-I with the appropriate conjunctions in List-II.

List-I (Sentences)	List-II (Conjunctions)
(A) Save a copy of your project on a pen drive ______ the laptop stops working before the science fair.	(I) whereas
(B) Dadi stared at the old photograph ______ she had seen a ghost.	(II) in case
(C) Our neighbour’s shop has stayed shut ______ the flyover work began in March.	(III) as if
(D) The east side of our town gets piped gas, ______ the west side still depends on cylinders.	(IV) since

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 1

The correct answer is Option (1) → (A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(IV), (D)-(I)

List-I	List-II	Explanation
(A) Save a copy of your project on a pen drive in case the laptop stops working before the science fair.	(II) in case	In case means “as a safety step against something that may happen”. The laptop may or may not stop working. The pen drive copy is kept just to be safe.
(B) Dadi stared at the old photograph as if she had seen a ghost.	(III) as if	As if means “in a way that suggests something”. Dadi had not really seen a ghost. She only looked that shocked.
(C) Our neighbour’s shop has stayed shut since the flyover work began in March.	(IV) since	Since here means “from a point of time in the past”. The shop closed in March and is still shut. “Has stayed” goes with this use of “since”.
(D) The east side of our town gets piped gas, whereas the west side still depends on cylinders.	(I) whereas	Whereas joins two facts that are opposite to each other. One side has piped gas. The other side does not.

Complete the sentences in List-I with the appropriate conjunctions in List-II.

List-I (Sentences)	List-II (Conjunctions)
(A) Save a copy of your project on a pen drive ______ the laptop stops working before the science fair.	(I) whereas
(B) Dadi stared at the old photograph ______ she had seen a ghost.	(II) in case
(C) Our neighbour’s shop has stayed shut ______ the flyover work began in March.	(III) as if
(D) The east side of our town gets piped gas, ______ the west side still depends on cylinders.	(IV) since

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 1

The correct answer is Option (1) → (A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(IV), (D)-(I)

List-I	List-II	Explanation
(A) Save a copy of your project on a pen drive in case the laptop stops working before the science fair.	(II) in case	In case means “as a safety step against something that may happen”. The laptop may or may not stop working. The pen drive copy is kept just to be safe.
(B) Dadi stared at the old photograph as if she had seen a ghost.	(III) as if	As if means “in a way that suggests something”. Dadi had not really seen a ghost. She only looked that shocked.
(C) Our neighbour’s shop has stayed shut since the flyover work began in March.	(IV) since	Since here means “from a point of time in the past”. The shop closed in March and is still shut. “Has stayed” goes with this use of “since”.
(D) The east side of our town gets piped gas, whereas the west side still depends on cylinders.	(I) whereas	Whereas joins two facts that are opposite to each other. One side has piped gas. The other side does not.