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Question 1
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Fill in the blank with the correct word:

No sooner did I reach the station _______ the train arrived.

A
so

B
hardly

C
than

D
then

Solution

Conjunctions are words that link other words, phrases, or clauses together.
The structure no sooner is used to talk about something that happens immediately after something else. When no sooner comes at the beginning of a sentence, we use inverted word order. That means the auxiliary verb comes before the subject. The conjunction 'No sooner ---- than' is also used to denote simultaneous actions. The given sentence depicts that as soon as i reached the station, the train arrived immediately. These two activities take place almost simultaneously. There is no real time difference between them. Thus Option C is correct.Option D can be ruled out as 'Then' indicates 'in that case'. We use 'then' with 'if' to talk about cause and effect but it cannot be used in association with 'no sooner' which is used in case of an event happening immediately after something else.'So' is used to indicate or show a result or consequence of an event. It cannot be associated with 'no sooner' which is used to denote simultaneous actions. Thus Option A is incorrect. 'Hardly' is followed by when and it is used to combine or rewrite sentences denoting two simultaneously past actions. Thus option B is discarded as in the sentence two simultaneously present actions have been combined.
Question 2
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Identify the correct version of the given sentence:

No sooner I had looked away but she fell down.

A
No sooner I had looked away than she fell down.

B
No sooner had I looked away but she fell down.

C
No sooner had I looked away than she fell down.

D
No change

Solution

If the second event occurs immediately after the first, no sooner...than is used to express such situations. In such a structure, no sooner introduces the event that occurred first. No sooner is followed with the past tense. Option C is correct as no sooner is followed by 'had'. Options A is grammatically wrong. Option B is wrong as 'but' cannot be used with no sooner.
Question 3
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Identify the right version of the given sentence:

No sooner had she started writing then guests arrived.

A
No change

B
No sooner had she started writing that guests arrived.

C
No sooner had she started writing but guests arrived.

D
No sooner had she started writing than guests arrived.

Solution

If the second event occurs immediately after the first, no sooner...than is used to express such situations. In such a structure, no sooner introduces the event that occurred first. No sooner is followed with the past tense. Option D is correct as no sooner is followed by 'had' and 'than' is used. Options B and C are grammatically wrong.
Question 4
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Identify the correct version of the given sentence:

No sooner had their father scolded them but they returned to mischief.

A
No change

B
No sooner had their father scolded them that they returned to mischief.

C
No sooner had their father scolded them so they returned to mischief.

D
No sooner had their father scolded them than they returned to mischief.

Solution

If the second event occurs immediately after the first, no sooner...than is used to express such situations. In such a structure, no sooner introduces the event that occurred first. No sooner is followed with the past tense. Option D is correct as no sooner is followed by 'had' and 'than' is used.
Question 5
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Combine the sentences correctly using 'so...that':
There was much noise. I couldn't hear the speech.

A
There was much noise so that I couldn't hear the speech.

B
There was much noise so I couldn't hear that the speech.

C
So much noise there was that I couldn't hear the speech.

D
There was so much noise that I couldn't hear the speech.

Solution

A conjunction combines or connects two sentences as one. They can be a word or a phrase (like even if, as well as, etc). Correlative conjunctions are words in pairs that connect two sentences, but they're not written together, for example, either...or, but...and, such...that etc. 'So that' and 'so...that' have different meanings. 'So that' refers to purpose, it expresses the reason for which an action is carried out, as in 'I left early so that I could attend the party'. The given sentence does not focus on purpose, but the result, where 'so' emphasizes on "much noise" and it creates the effect "couldn't hear the speech", this can be seen in option D, hence it's correct. In option A, 'so that' has been used, it changes the meaning of the sentence, making it focus on purpose, the sentence means that noise was created for the purpose that the speaker can't hear, which is not logical, hence A is incorrect. Option B is grammatically incorrect, 'that the speech' is the error, hence option B is incorrect. Option C is also not grammatically correct, the sentence sounds poetic because of "so much noise there was", which isn't required here, hence option C is incorrect.
Question 6
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Use the appropriate conjunction to form a sentence:
We reached home. At that moment, the phone rang.

A
Not only we reached home, the phone rang.

B
No sooner did we reach home, than the phone rang.

C
Before we reached home, the phone rang.

D
We reached home, so the phone rang.

Solution

There are two different events. The first event is : 'We reached home'. And the second event ('the phone rang') happens immediately after the first (Note the use of the phrase, 'at that moment'). The structure 'No sooner... than' is used in such cases of two different events. And the second event happening immediately after the first event.
Let us see, how this structure is used: 'No sooner' is immediately followed by either the word 'had' (in past perfect sentences) or 'did'. Hence, Option B is the correct answer.
Option A: 'Not only' is used to stress when two events occurred and both the events had the same/ similar effect. However, in this case, the two events are different. Hence, this is incorrect.
Option C : As per the given question, the phone rang at the moment when they reached home. However, this sentence communicates that the phone rang before they reached home. As it conveys a different meaning, this option is incorrect.
Option D is incorrect as it conveys the meaning that the phone rang because 'we reached home' i.e. As if the first event was the cause of the second event. This is incorrect.
Question 7
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Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blanks from the given alternatives.
My laddus weren't __________ a disaster ________ I'd thought they would be, but they didn't taste very good.

A
Such/as

B
So/that

C
As/as

D
More/than

Solution

Conjunctions are words used to link other words, phrase or clauses. 'Such as' is used to introduce an example or examples of something we mention. 'So that' is used to give a purpose of something. 'More than' is used to compare things. Thus, option A is the correct answer.
Question 8
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Combine the sentences correctly using 'so...that':
My sister is shy. She never talks to anyone.

A
My sister is that shy so she never talks to anyone.

B
So that my sister is shy, she never talks to anyone.

C
My sister is so shy that she never talks to anyone.

D
She never talks to anyone so that she is so shy.

Solution

'So that' is used to talk about a purpose. In the given sentence, the purpose is to not talk. 'So' is followed by an adjective. Here, the adjective is 'shy'. Options A, B and D are grammatically wrong. Thus, option C is the correct answer.
Question 9
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Combine the sentences using the correlative conjunctions 'so...that':
I was sleepy. I couldn't concentrate.

A
I was sleepy so that I couldn't concentrate.

B
I was that sleepy so I couldn't concentrate.

C
So that I was sleepy I couldn't concentrate.

D
I was so sleepy that I couldn't concentrate.

Solution

A conjunction combines or connects two sentences as one. They can be a word or a phrase (like even if, as well as, etc). Correlative conjunctions are words in pairs that connect two sentences, but they're not written together, for example, either...or, but...and, such...that etc, where a word or a phrase is in between the pair (either rice or noodles). 'So that' and 'so...that' have different meanings. 'So that' refers to purpose, it expresses the reason for which an action is carried out, as in 'I left early so that I could attend the party'. The given sentence does not focus on purpose, but the result, 'so' acts as an intensifier for a quality or behaviour and 'that' refers to the result of that behaviour. In the sentence, 'so' intensifies "sleepy" and 'that' refers to the result of being sleepy "I couldn't concentrate". This can be seen in option D, hence it's correct. In option A, 'so that' refers to a purpose, the meaning of the sentence changes to 'the purpose of being sleepy was that i wouldn't concentrate', which isn't what the original sentence means, hence A is incorrect. Similarly, in option C, 'so that' refers to purpose, and not result. Also, sentences like these do not begin with 'so', hence option C is incorrect. In B, 'that' functions as a demonstrative, and not a conjunction. In sentences with 'so...that', 'that' refers to result, and not the adjective, hence option B is incorrect.
Question 10
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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate conjunction.
_________ Kanu or her brother has won the trophy.

A
Neither

B
Either

C
When

D
So

Solution

The conjunctions, 'either .. or' and 'neither ... nor' are used in pairs and are called correlative conjunctions. 'Either ... or' is used to make a comparison between two ideas, and only one of them will happen. While 'either' has a positive connotation, 'neither' holds a negative significance.
There are two nouns in the given sentence viz. 'Kanu' and 'her brother'. However, the verb, 'has won' indicates that the subject of the sentence is a singular noun. Hence, only one of the two nouns is the subject. In such statements, the correlative conjunction, 'either.. or' is used. We can also see that the word 'or' is used in the sentence. This is a clue that the appropriate correlative conjunction which can be used is 'either'. Option B is correct.
Option A: 'Neither.. nor' is used to make a negative statement about two nouns. 'Neither' always appears in a sentence along with the word, 'nor'. The word, 'nor' does not appear in this sentence. Hence, option A is incorrect.
Option C: The conjunction 'when' means 'at' or 'during the time that'. It denotes the time of a particular action. The clause beginning with 'when' should be followed or preceded by another independent clause. In this sentence, there is only one clause. Hence, option C is incorrect.
Option D: The conjunction 'so' is used to show the reason for something. In the given sentence, there is no word indicating that it is conveying a reason. Hence, option D is incorrect.

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Question 1

so

hardly

than

then

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Question 2

No sooner I had looked away than she fell down.

No sooner had I looked away but she fell down.

No sooner had I looked away than she fell down.

No change

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Question 3

No change

No sooner had she started writing that guests arrived.

No sooner had she started writing but guests arrived.

No sooner had she started writing than guests arrived.

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Question 4

No change

No sooner had their father scolded them that they returned to mischief.

No sooner had their father scolded them so they returned to mischief.

No sooner had their father scolded them than they returned to mischief.

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Question 5

There was much noise so that I couldn't hear the speech.

There was much noise so I couldn't hear that the speech.

So much noise there was that I couldn't hear the speech.

There was so much noise that I couldn't hear the speech.

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Question 6

Not only we reached home, the phone rang.

No sooner did we reach home, than the phone rang.

Before we reached home, the phone rang.

We reached home, so the phone rang.

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Question 7

Such/as

So/that

As/as

More/than

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Question 8

My sister is that shy so she never talks to anyone.

So that my sister is shy, she never talks to anyone.

My sister is so shy that she never talks to anyone.

She never talks to anyone so that she is so shy.

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Question 9

I was sleepy so that I couldn't concentrate.

I was that sleepy so I couldn't concentrate.

So that I was sleepy I couldn't concentrate.

I was so sleepy that I couldn't concentrate.

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Question 10

Neither

Either

When

So

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