Directions (1-5): In the questions given below few sentences are given which are grammatically correct and meaningful. Connect them by the word given above the statements in the best possible way without changing the intended meaning. Choose your answer accordingly from the options to form a correct, coherent sentence.
Q1. AND
(A) Tom loves zombie movies.
(B) Tom watches zombie movies whenever he can
(C) Tom took off his wedding ring
(D) Tom put all his belongings in boxes
(a) Only B-D
(b) Both A-C and B-C
(c) Only B-C
(d) Only A-B
(e) None of these.
Q2. BUT
(A) He fainted with hunger and fatigue
(B) He is not handsome; to be sure
(C) He is good-natured
(D) I know it’s not what you suggested
(a) Only B-D
(b) Both A-C and B-C
(c) Only B-C
(d) Only A-B
(e) None of these.
Q3. SO THAT
(A) Try to steer the light boat to the big ship
(B) We left a message with his neighbor
(C) Make sure that all the nails are punched in
(D) He would know we’d called
(a) Only B-D
(b) Both A-C and B-C
(c) Only B-C
(d) Only A-B
(e) None of these.
Q4. THOUGH
(A) The snail slides up the tower at last
(B) Wisdom is a good purchase
(C) Write down the advice that was given to you.
(D) We pay dear for it.
(a) Only B-D
(b) Both A-C and B-C
(c) Only B-C
(d) Only A-B
(e) None of these.
Q5. LEST
(A) When you oil your beard, don’t oil it too much
(B) He spent whole days in his room, wearing headphones
(C) He does not disturb anyone
(D) She could not keep back her tears, and the chief cause of her pain seemed to be the fear
(a) Only B-D
(b) Both A-C and B-C
(c) Only B-C
(d) Only A-B
(e) None of these.
Solutions
S1. Ans. (d)
Sol. Only A-B can be joined together with “and” to frame a meaningful sentence.
Sentence thus formed is:
Tom loves zombie movies and watches them whenever he can.
S2. Ans. (c)
Sol. Only A-B can be joined together with “BUT” to frame a meaningful sentence.
Sentence thus formed is: He is not handsome, to be sure, but he is good-natured.
S3. Ans. (a)
Sol. Only B-D can be joined together with “SO THAT” to frame a meaningful sentence.
Sentence thus formed is: We left a message with his neighbor so that he would know we’d called
S4. Ans. (a)
Sol. Only B-D can be joined together with “THOUGH” to frame a meaningful sentence.
Sentence thus formed is: Wisdom is a good purchase though we pay dear for it.