Prepositions & Conjunctions
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Q1."Although he was tired, he kept working." — "Although" is a:
Correct Answer: B
"Although" is a subordinating conjunction.
Q2."Both...and" is a ___ conjunction.
Correct Answer: C
"Both...and" is a correlative conjunction.
Q3."He is poor ___ honest."
Correct Answer: A
"Poor but honest" — "but" is the correct coordinating conjunction.
Q4."Either...or" joins:
Correct Answer: B
"Either...or" presents alternatives.
Q5."She worked hard ___ she could pass." — Choose correct:
Correct Answer: B
"So that" expresses purpose.
Q6."For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So" are ___ conjunctions.
Correct Answer: C
These are FANBOYS — the 7 coordinating conjunctions.
Q7.Choose correct: "He failed ___ he was careless."
Correct Answer: B
"Because" introduces a cause.
Q8."No sooner had she arrived ___ it started raining."
Correct Answer: B
"No sooner...than" is the correct correlative pair.
Q9."Unless you study, you ___ fail."
Correct Answer: A
"Unless...will" is correct for first conditional.
Q10."Hardly had he left ___ the phone rang."
Correct Answer: B
"Hardly...when" is the correct pair.
Q11."Not only ___ also" is a correlative conjunction pair.
Correct Answer: A
"Not only...but also" is the correct pair.
Q12."Whether...or" is a:
Correct Answer: C
"Whether...or" is a correlative conjunction.
Q13."As soon as" in "As soon as she arrived, he left" expresses:
Correct Answer: C
"As soon as" is a time conjunction.
Q14."Either...or" takes:
Correct Answer: C
With "either...or", the verb agrees with the nearest subject.
Q15."In order that" is used to show:
Correct Answer: C
"In order that" expresses purpose.
Q16."Neither...nor" takes:
Correct Answer: B
When "neither...nor" joins singular nouns, the verb is singular.
Q17."Provided that" is a ___ conjunction.
Correct Answer: B
"Provided that" introduces a condition.
Q18.Choose the sentence with the incorrect use of the coordinate clause:
Correct Answer: B
In (b), 'went...bought...forgot' is a series of three verbs without a coordinating conjunction correctly linking all clauses, making the coordination inconsistent.
Q19.Identify the sentence with the incorrect use of conjunctive verbs:
Correct Answer: B
In (b), the verbs are not properly parallel/connected with consistent conjunctions across the compound predicate.
Q20.I am sure that I meet your brother before. The underlined word is whuch part of speech.
Correct Answer: B