Choose the correct option to fill in the blanks in the sentence:-
I promise that I will prepare tea for you _____ we reach our place.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → as soon as
Complete sentence: I promise that I will prepare tea for you as soon as we reach our place. Tea can be made only after reaching home, and the speaker promises to make it at once, so "as soon as we reach our place" fits.
| Option | Meaning and use | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) before | earlier than. Tea cannot be prepared at home before reaching home. | Wash your hands before you eat. |
| (2) as soon as (answer) | As soon as joins two clauses and means immediately after, at the moment when. When the main clause is about the future ("I will prepare"), the time clause takes the present tense ("we reach"). | Call me as soon as you land in Delhi. |
| (3) while | during the time that. Tea cannot be made at home during the journey home. | She listened to music while she cooked. |
| (4) on | "On" is a preposition. It is followed by a noun or -ing form ("on reaching"), not by a clause such as "we reach our place". | On reaching home, he went to sleep. |