EnglishGrammar: Conjunction

Complete the sentences in List-I with the appropriate conjunctions in…

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

List-I (Sentences)	List-II (Conjunctions)
(A) The new online admission system has worked only in part, ______ it saves parents a trip to the school but often crashes on the last date.	(I) even so
(B) The weather office had promised clear skies for the whole weekend; ______, the organisers of the crafts fair put up a large waterproof tent.	(II) as though
(C) Rubber prices fell sharply for the third season in a row; ______, many small growers near Kottayam turned to pineapple.	(III) in that
(D) The retired headmaster still walks through the school corridors ______ every classroom were waiting for his inspection.	(IV) consequently

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 1

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

List-I	List-II	Explanation
(A) The new online admission system has worked only in part, in that it saves parents a trip to the school but often crashes on the last date.	(III) in that	In that means “in the sense that”. It explains in what way the first part is true. The second part shows how the system works only in part.
(B) The weather office had promised clear skies for the whole weekend; even so, the organisers of the crafts fair put up a large waterproof tent.	(I) even so	Even so means “in spite of that”. Clear skies were promised. The organisers still got ready for rain.
(C) Rubber prices fell sharply for the third season in a row; consequently, many small growers near Kottayam turned to pineapple.	(IV) consequently	Consequently means “as a result”. The fall in prices came first. The change to pineapple was its result.
(D) The retired headmaster still walks through the school corridors as though every classroom were waiting for his inspection.	(II) as though	As though means “in a way that suggests something which is not really so”. He has retired, so no class is waiting for him. That is why “were” follows it.

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

List-I (Sentences)	List-II (Conjunctions)
(A) The new online admission system has worked only in part, ______ it saves parents a trip to the school but often crashes on the last date.	(I) even so
(B) The weather office had promised clear skies for the whole weekend; ______, the organisers of the crafts fair put up a large waterproof tent.	(II) as though
(C) Rubber prices fell sharply for the third season in a row; ______, many small growers near Kottayam turned to pineapple.	(III) in that
(D) The retired headmaster still walks through the school corridors ______ every classroom were waiting for his inspection.	(IV) consequently

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 1

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

List-I	List-II	Explanation
(A) The new online admission system has worked only in part, in that it saves parents a trip to the school but often crashes on the last date.	(III) in that	In that means “in the sense that”. It explains in what way the first part is true. The second part shows how the system works only in part.
(B) The weather office had promised clear skies for the whole weekend; even so, the organisers of the crafts fair put up a large waterproof tent.	(I) even so	Even so means “in spite of that”. Clear skies were promised. The organisers still got ready for rain.
(C) Rubber prices fell sharply for the third season in a row; consequently, many small growers near Kottayam turned to pineapple.	(IV) consequently	Consequently means “as a result”. The fall in prices came first. The change to pineapple was its result.
(D) The retired headmaster still walks through the school corridors as though every classroom were waiting for his inspection.	(II) as though	As though means “in a way that suggests something which is not really so”. He has retired, so no class is waiting for him. That is why “were” follows it.