Fill in the blanks in the sentences given in List-I with the conjunctions given in List-II.
| List-I (Sentences) | List-II (Conjunctions) |
|---|---|
| (A) You may borrow my cycle ______ you bring it back before dark. | (I) whether |
| (B) ______ Kabir has finally got a scooter of his own, he no longer has to wait for the college bus every morning. | (II) provided |
| (C) The inter-school match will go ahead on Sunday ______ it rains or not. | (III) whereas |
| (D) Riya enjoys loud action films, ______ her sister prefers quiet family dramas. | (IV) now that |
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 may borrow my cycle provided you bring it back before dark. | (II) provided | Provided means “only if”. It gives a condition. You can take the cycle only on one condition, that you return it before dark. |
| (B) Now that Kabir has finally got a scooter of his own, he no longer has to wait for the college bus every morning. | (IV) now that | Now that means “because something has now changed”. “Has finally got” shows the scooter is already his. “No longer” shows the change that followed. |
| (C) The inter-school match will go ahead on Sunday whether it rains or not. | (I) whether | Whether ... or not means “in both cases”. The match will be played, rain or no rain. The words “or not” in the sentence call for “whether”. |
| (D) Riya enjoys loud action films, whereas her sister prefers quiet family dramas. | (III) whereas | Whereas joins two facts that are opposite to each other. Riya likes loud films. Her sister likes quiet ones. |