Match the beginnings of the sentences in List-I with their correct endings in List-II.
| List-I (Beginnings) | List-II (Endings) |
|---|---|
| (A) Not only did Aryan win the district chess final, | (I) when the students rushed to the gate. |
| (B) So bright was the full moon | (II) but he also beat the top seed in just twenty moves. |
| (C) Only after the electrician fixed the wiring | (III) could we switch on the new geyser. |
| (D) Hardly had the peon rung the last bell | (IV) that we could read on the terrace without a lamp. |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C)-(III), (D)-(I)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| (A) Not only did Aryan win the district chess final, | (II) but he also beat the top seed in just twenty moves. | Not only did + subject + verb ... but + subject + also. The second part adds a further fact, so it starts with “but he also”. |
| (B) So bright was the full moon | (IV) that we could read on the terrace without a lamp. | So + adjective + was + subject ... that. The “that” part gives the result of the bright moon. |
| (C) Only after the electrician fixed the wiring | (III) could we switch on the new geyser. | Only after + clause, helping verb + subject. The main part needs “could” before “we”: “could we switch on”. |
| (D) Hardly had the peon rung the last bell | (I) when the students rushed to the gate. | Hardly had + subject + past participle (V3) ... when. “Hardly had” is completed by “when”. It means the students rushed out as soon as the bell rang. |