EnglishGrammar: Conjunction

Fill in the blanks in the sentences given in List-I with the joining…

Fill in the blanks in the sentences given in List-I with the joining words given in List-II.

List-I (Sentences)	List-II (Joining Words)
(A) You may use my laptop ______ you do not install any new games on it.	(I) as if
(B) Rahul fell asleep on the sofa ______ he was watching the late-night match.	(II) before
(C) Ishaan answered the quiz master ______ he had known all the questions in advance.	(III) while
(D) Rinse the rice two or three times ______ you put it on the stove.	(IV) as long as

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 3

The correct answer is Option (3) → (A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)

List-I	List-II	Explanation
(A) You may use my laptop as long as you do not install any new games on it.	(IV) as long as	As long as means “only on one condition”. You may use the laptop. The one condition is that you install no new games.
(B) Rahul fell asleep on the sofa while he was watching the late-night match.	(III) while	While means “during the time that”. Two things happened at the same time. Rahul was watching the match, and he fell asleep.
(C) Ishaan answered the quiz master as if he had known all the questions in advance.	(I) as if	As if means “in a way that suggests something”. Ishaan answered so quickly that it seemed he knew the questions already.
(D) Rinse the rice two or three times before you put it on the stove.	(II) before	Before shows the earlier of two actions. First the rice is rinsed. Then it goes on the stove.

Fill in the blanks in the sentences given in List-I with the joining words given in List-II.

List-I (Sentences)	List-II (Joining Words)
(A) You may use my laptop ______ you do not install any new games on it.	(I) as if
(B) Rahul fell asleep on the sofa ______ he was watching the late-night match.	(II) before
(C) Ishaan answered the quiz master ______ he had known all the questions in advance.	(III) while
(D) Rinse the rice two or three times ______ you put it on the stove.	(IV) as long as

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 3

The correct answer is Option (3) → (A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)

List-I	List-II	Explanation
(A) You may use my laptop as long as you do not install any new games on it.	(IV) as long as	As long as means “only on one condition”. You may use the laptop. The one condition is that you install no new games.
(B) Rahul fell asleep on the sofa while he was watching the late-night match.	(III) while	While means “during the time that”. Two things happened at the same time. Rahul was watching the match, and he fell asleep.
(C) Ishaan answered the quiz master as if he had known all the questions in advance.	(I) as if	As if means “in a way that suggests something”. Ishaan answered so quickly that it seemed he knew the questions already.
(D) Rinse the rice two or three times before you put it on the stove.	(II) before	Before shows the earlier of two actions. First the rice is rinsed. Then it goes on the stove.