Complete the sentences in List-I with the appropriate conjunctions in List-II.
| List-I (Sentences) | List-II (Conjunctions) |
|---|---|
| (A) You must renew your bus pass by Friday, ______ the conductor will make you pay the full fare next week. | (I) whereas |
| (B) The old fisherman did not take his boat out that morning, ______ he had seen dark clouds gathering over the sea. | (II) or else |
| (C) Most village schools in the district have fewer than twenty pupils in a class, ______ city schools often crowd fifty into a room. | (III) as though |
| (D) Every time Papa started it, the old jeep shook and rattled ______ it might fall to pieces at any moment. | (IV) for |
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)-(I), (D)-(III)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| (A) You must renew your bus pass by Friday, or else the conductor will make you pay the full fare next week. | (II) or else | Or else means “if not, then”. It gives a warning. If you do not renew the pass, you will pay the full fare. |
| (B) The old fisherman did not take his boat out that morning, for he had seen dark clouds gathering over the sea. | (IV) for | After a comma, for means “because”. It gives the reason for what was just said. The dark clouds are the reason he stayed on shore. |
| (C) Most village schools in the district have fewer than twenty pupils in a class, whereas city schools often crowd fifty into a room. | (I) whereas | Whereas shows a contrast between two facts. One fact is about village schools. The other is about city schools. The class sizes are very different. |
| (D) Every time Papa started it, the old jeep shook and rattled as though it might fall to pieces at any moment. | (III) as though | As though means “in a way that makes it seem that”. The jeep did not really fall apart. It only seemed that it might. |