Fill in the blanks in the sentences given in List-I with the joining words given in List-II.
| List-I (Sentences) | List-II (Joining words) |
|---|---|
| (A) You will miss the school bus ______ you leave home before seven. | (I) since |
| (B) My brother loves spicy chaat, ______ I cannot eat anything with green chillies. | (II) so that |
| (C) The teacher spoke slowly ______ the new students could follow her. | (III) unless |
| (D) Priya has not eaten anything ______ she left for college this morning. | (IV) whereas |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| (A) You will miss the school bus unless you leave home before seven. | (III) unless | Unless means “if not”. If you do not leave before seven, you will miss the bus. |
| (B) My brother loves spicy chaat, whereas I cannot eat anything with green chillies. | (IV) whereas | Whereas joins two facts that are opposite to each other. The brother likes spicy food. The speaker cannot eat it. |
| (C) The teacher spoke slowly so that the new students could follow her. | (II) so that | So that shows a purpose. The teacher spoke slowly to help the new students follow her. |
| (D) Priya has not eaten anything since she left for college this morning. | (I) since | Since here means “from that point of time”. “Has not eaten” goes with “since” and the time she left. |