Conjunction Test 8

Conjunctions are words that link other words, phrases, or clauses together. Coordinating conjunctions allow you to join words, phrases, and clauses of equal grammatical rank in a sentence. The most common coordinating conjunctions are for, and, nor, but, or, yet, and so. Lest is a conjunction and means "to avoid the risk of" or 'otherwise' and generally that phrase can be slotted in, adjusting the verb from the subjunctive mood. The word 'should' is just a way to put a clause into the future subjunctive. In the given sentence 'lest' must to used o portray you should walk fast to avoid the risk of missing the train. Thus option A is correct. 'Yet' as a conjunction means ‘but’ or ‘nevertheless’. We use it to show contrast. It often occurs after and. Thus Option B is incorrect. Option C can be ruled out as but is used to introduce a word or phrase that contrasts with what was said before. Else is an adjective or adverb, which means “in addition to what has been covered or seen so far.” 'Else' has to be replaced with 'or else' as in "Hurry up or else you'll be late." or with 'otherwise' because by definition, 'else' is not a conjunction. Thus option D is incorrect.

Conjunctions are words that link other words, phrases, or clauses together.

Option A - 'As' is used for comparison in sentences like these - 'She is as strong as me.' As the given sentence doesn't use 'as', we can't use 'as' after 'strong' here. Thus option A is incorrect.

'As' can be used as an adverb, preposition or conjunction. Here, as is used for referring to what someone or something does or how they appear. 'Like' is used to show a resemblance between two things or to express a preference. 'But' is used to show contrast. 'In' is a preposition used to talk about locations within a larger area. In the given sentence, no preference is shown. 

Correlative Conjunction is always used in pairs and denote equality, and show the relationship between ideas expressed in different parts of a sentence - and thus make the joining tighter and more emphatic. Some examples are either/or, neither/nor, and not only/but also.'Hardly' is followed by when and it is used to combine or rewrite sentences denoting two simultaneously past actions. In the given sentence it is inferred just at the moment he opened his eyes immediately saw her standing before me. These two past activities take place almost simultaneously. There is no real time difference between them. Thus Option B  is correct. Option A can also 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 'hardly' means 'scarcely' and it is used to combine or rewrite sentences denoting two simultaneously past actions.Option C is ruled out as 'than' introduces a comparison and is associated with comparatives and with words such as more, less, and fewer.  'Than' is also used with 'no sooner' to talk about something that happens immediately after something else. It is often used with the past perfect, The conjunction 'but' is used to suggest a contrast but it cannot be used along with 'hardly'.Thus Option D can be ruled out.

As a rule, follow 'no sooner' with 'than' and not with 'but'. Hence, the correct answer is A) Than.

'Unless' means the same as if..not. Unless is followed by a present tense, a past tense or a past perfect tense. Unless is used instead of if..not in conditional sentences of all types. Thus, by rules of usage, option A is the correct answer. Rest of the options are incorrect. 

Choice B is correct as the preposition 'when' means 'the timing' of the rain. Choice A is incorrect as it is used to compare two things. Choice C is incorrect as it is used to show purpose. Choice D is incorrect as it means to associate with something. Hence B is the correct choice.   

A conjunction combines or connects two sentences together. These parts of the resulting sentence are called clauses. When one clause is dependent on the other for its full meaning, it's called a subordinate clause, or the dependent clause. In the given sentence, the subordinate clause "listening to music" depends on the main clause "He worked on his accounts" for its full meaning. The given sentence is time-related, as it refers to two activities that take place at the same time. From the given options, 'while' is the most suitable conjunction, as it refers to an ongoing activity (listening to music) that takes place at the same time as the main activity (worked on accounts). Hence option D is correct. 'When' is a time-related conjunction, and refers to an activity as well, but in terms of interruption. 'When' is used when one activity causes an interruption in the other, or it begins a while after the main activity, hence it isn't used here and option A is incorrect. 'If' is a conjunction used in condition-related sentences, it refers to a condition, 'provided that', but here the main clause isn't based on any condition, hence option B is incorrect. 'That' is a conjunction used in purpose-related sentences, where the subordinate clause is the purpose or reason for which the main clause takes place, but here 'listening to music' is not a purpose, hence option C is incorrect.