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Conjuction Flashcards

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1.I will have (a)/ both the blue (b)/ or the black pen. (c)/ No error (d) [SSC LDC 2015]

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1.(c) ‘Or the black pen’ should be ‘and the black pen’.

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2.The collage library is (a)/ not only equipped with (b)/ very good books but also with latest Journals. (c)/ No error (d) [SSC CPO (PT) 2014]

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2.(b) ‘Equipped not only with’ should be used. ‘Not only’ is placed before the word it modifies.

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3.Scarcely he had (a)/ gone a few steps (b)/ when his brother called him back. (c)/ No error (d) [SSC Stenographer 2014]

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3.(a) There is an inversion if hardly/scarcely is put at the beginning of a sentence. ‘Scarcely he had’ should be ‘He had scarcely’.

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4.No sooner (a)/ I had started for college (b)/ than it began to rain. (c)/ No error (d)

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4.(b) When there is an inversion, the subject follows the auxiliary verb. ‘I had started for collage should be ‘had I started for college’.

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5.We had scarcely (a)/ reached the place (b)/ than it started to rain heavily. (c)/ No error (d) [SSC FCI 2013]

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5.(c) ‘Than’ should be ‘when’.

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6.No sooner did I finish (a)/ my speech, I was subjected (b)/ to a barage of questions. (c)/ No error (d) [SSC MTS 2013]

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6.(c) ‘No sooner’ is followed by ‘than’.

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7.Scarcely had (a)/ the function started (b)/ than it began to rain. (c)/ No error (d) [SSC CGL TEIR-II 2013]

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7.(c) ‘than’ should be ‘when’.

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8.Not only she makes (a)/ homemade cakes (b)/ she also sells them. (c)/ No error (d) [SSC LDC 2013]

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8.(a) ‘She not only makes’ should be used.

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9.I loved (a)/ the drawings (b)/ they were so real. (c)/ No error (d) [SSC CGL PT 2013]

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9.(d)

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10.I have neither visited (a)/ or intend (b)/ to visit hill stations. (c)/ No error (d) [SSC CGL TIER-II 2012]

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10.(b) ‘Neither’ is followed by ‘nor’, ‘Or’ should be ‘nor’.

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11.He not only plays (a)/ tennis regularly (b)/ but also cricket. (c)/ No error (d) [SSC CGL TIER-II 2012]

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11.(a) ‘He not only plays’ should be ‘He plays not only’.

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12.No sooner (a)/ had the talks failed (b)/ when the war began. (c)/ No error (d) [SSC CPO (Main) 2012]

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12.(c) ‘When’ should be ‘Than’.

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13.No sooner did the teacher (a)/ enter the classroom (b)/ the students got up. (c)/ No error (e) [SSC CGL TIER-II 2011]

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13.(c) ‘Than the students got up’ should be used.

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14.No sooner did the fisherman Abdul sattar (a)/ see the bus plunge into the river that he immediately rowed his boat (b)/ to the site and jumped in. (c)/ No error (d)

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14.(b) Use ‘Than’ in place of ‘That’.

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15.No sooner did he see (a)/ the traffic policeman (b)/ he wore seat belt. (c)/ No error (d)

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15.(C) Use ‘Than he wore seat belt’.

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16.Scarcely had (a)/ I arrived than (b)/ the train left. (c)/ No error (d) [SSC Statistical Investigator 2009]

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16.(b) ‘Than’ should be ‘When’.

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17.The reason why (a)/ he was rejected (b)/ was because he was too young. (c)/ No error (d)

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17.(c) The word ‘reason’ can be followed by ‘that’ not because.

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18.Unless you don’t give (a)/ the keys of the safe (b)/ you will be shot. (c)/ No error (d) [SSC Statistical Investigator 2006]

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18.(a) unless can’t introduce a clause with the adverb ‘not’.

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19.No sooner had the hockey match started (a)/ when it began (b)/ to rain. (c)/ No error (d) [SSC Tax Assistant 2006]

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19.(b) ‘When’ should be ‘Than’.

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20.Scarcely had (a)/ I arrived than (b)/ the train left. (c)/ No error (d) [SSC Section Officer 2005]

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20.(b) ‘Scarcely’ should be followed by ‘When’.

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21.Scarcely did I reach the airport (a)/ nervous and tense, than the plane took off (b)/ leaving me stranded in an alien place. (c)/ No error (d) [SSC Statistical Investigator 2005]

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21.(c) ‘Than’ should be ‘When’

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22.Your success in the IAS examinations depends not only on (a)/ what papers you have selected (b)/ but on how you have written them. (c)/ No error (d) [SSC Tax Assistant 2004]

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22.(c) ‘but’ should be ‘but also’. Not only is followed by ‘but also’.

23
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  1. You must either tell me (a)/ the whole story or at least (b)/ the first half of it. (c)/ No error (d) [SSC Section Officer 2001]
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  1. (a) ‘You’ must either tell me’ should be ‘You must tell me either’. Either is placed before the word it modifies.
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1.We plan to (a)/ sell part of our (b)/ business. therefore we have (c)/ to repay a loan. (d)/ No error (e) [IBPS Clerk 2011]

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1.(c) ‘Because’ expresses reason. A reason clause is needed here. Use ‘because’ in place of ‘therefore’.

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2.The assurances, unfortunately, (a)/ remained on paper as (b)/ neither the centre or the state initiated steps (c)/ for the development of the backward region. (d)/ No error (e) [Punjab and Sind Bank Clerk 2011]

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2.(c) ‘Neither’ should be followed by ‘nor’.

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3.Neither Alice or Mary remembers (a)/ what happened before (b)/ the car crashed (c)/ into the wall. (d)/ No error (e) [Oriental Bank of Commerce Clerk 2011]

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3.(a) ‘or’ should be ‘nor’.

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4.He was too tired that (a)/ he could not cross (b)/ the street even with (c)/ the help of a porter. (d)/ No error (e) [Canara Bank Clerk 2010]

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4.(a) To express result ‘too tired that’ should be ‘so tired that’.

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5.Instead of running (a)/ as fast as possible (b)/ he could not (c)/ win the race. (d)/ No error (e) [Punjab National Bank Clerk 2009]

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5.(a) ‘Instead of running’ should be ‘in spite of running’. ‘In spite of’ can be used to begin a contrast clause.

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6.Who helps is (a)/ immaterial so long (b)/ as the help is extended (c)/ with a sincere intention. (d)/ No error (e)

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6.(e)

30
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7.He is neither in (a)/ favour of arms race (b)/ or in favour of (c)/ simple nuclear disarmament. (d)/ No error (e) [United Bank of India Clerk 2005]

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7.(c) ‘Or’ should be ‘nor’.

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8.A high fat diet (a)/ not only increases the risk (b)/ of heart ailments (c)/ however also that of other disorders. (d)/ No error (e) [United Bank of India Clerk 2005]

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8.(d) ‘However also’ should be ‘but also’.

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9.She does not understand (a)/ that how one can be employed (b)/ as stenographer (c)/ without the necessary qualification. (d)/ No error (e) [Punjab National Bank Clerk 2007]

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9.(b) An indirect Wh-question doesn’t follow the conjunction ‘that’.

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10.Although Ram did not handle (a)/ his previous project well (b)/ he has been entrusted (c)/ with a new one. (d)/ No error (e) [Bank of Maharashtra Clerk 2007]

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10.(e)

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11.He asked me that (a)/ what my total investment was (b)/ during the (c)/ last five years. (d)/ No error (e) [Allahabad Bank Clerk 2007]

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11.(a) Indirect questions don’t require the conjunction ‘that’.

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12.The way to the fort (a)/ was too difficult that (b)/ we could not reach (c)/ the furthest point. (d)/ No error (e) [Andhra Bank Clerk 2007]

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12.(b) ‘Too difficult that’ should be ‘So difficult that’.

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13.Though our training facilities (a)/ are limited only a (b)/ few employees have been (c)/ selected for training. (d)/ No error (e) [SBI Clerk 2009]

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13.(a) ‘As our training facilities are limited’ should be used. To contrast with the main clause, a reason clause is needed in the context.

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14.Ganesh is not only involved (a)/ in organising conferences and seminars (b)/ but also in conducting (c)/ adult literacy programme. (d)/ No error (e)

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14.(a) ‘Ganesh is involved not only in’ should be used. not only is placed before the word it modifies.

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15.Not only the Judges acquitted (a)/ him of all the charges (b)/ levelled against him, but (c)/ also commended all his actions. (d)/ No error (e)

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15.(a) ‘The Judges not only acquitted him’ should be used.

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16.We will pack not only (a)/ the material properly (b)/ but we will also deliver it (c)/ to your valued customers. (d)/ No error (e) [NABARD AO 1997]

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16.(a) ‘He will not only pack’ should be used.

40
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17.No sooner did (a)/ we reach the station (b)/ than the train (c)/ started moving out of the station. (d)/ No error (e)

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17.(e)

41
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18.On hearing from you (a)/ I will come not only (b)/ to the airport but will (c)/ also help you in customs clearance. (d)/ No error (e) [NABARD AO 1999]

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18.(b) ‘Not only come’ should be used.

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19.He was a great man, (a)/ he left not only impression (b)/ on our constitution (c)/ but also on our social life. (d)/ No error (e)

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19.(b) ‘He left impression not only’ should be used.

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20.Chatting on (a)/ the internet with people only not makes us (b)/ feel friendly but also (c)/ increases our knowledge. (d)/ No error (e)

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20.(b) ‘Only not’ should be ‘Not only’.

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21.Unless you do not write clearly (a)/ your teacher (b)/ will not be able (c)/ to read your answers. (d)/ No error (e) [Export credit Guarantee of India 2003]

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21.(a) ‘Unless’ does not require ‘not’. Unless means ‘if not’.

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22.As soon as (a)/ the fireman came out (b)/ of the house (c)/ than the roof collapsed. (d)/ No error (e) [ECGC 2003]

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22.(d) ‘As soon as’ does not require when’ to introduce time clauses. No conjunction is required.

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23.No sooner did (a)/ I enter the office (b)/ when I saw (c)/ my boss going out. (d)/ No error (e) [ECGC 2003]

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23.(c) ‘ No sooner’ is followed by ‘than’. ‘When’ should be ‘than’.

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24.Many animals and plants live in water (a)/ but not in the same kind of water (b)/ because not all water is the same, (c)/ sea water, for instance, contains a lot of salt, fresh water contains very little. (d)/ No error (e) [Corporation Bank PO 2003]

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  1. (d) To show contrast, ‘but’ should be used. use ‘but water contains very little’.
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25.Our teeming masses, nevertheless illiterate they may be (a)/ have a very high sense of consciousness (b)/ and they are fully capable (c)/ of exercising their franchise. (d)/ No error (e) [Bank of Maharashtra Specialist officer 2003]

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24.(a) ‘Nevertheless’ means ‘in spite of’. ‘However’ should be used.

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26.Unless we don’t (a)/ control our appetite (b)/ we will not be (c)/ in control of our passions and emotions. (d)/ No error (e)

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25.(a) ‘Unless’ means ‘if not’. The conditional clause does not require a verb in the negative.

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27.These goods have been (a)/ damaged and as such (b)/ should be declared (c)/ unsuitable for sale. (d)/ No error (e) [Oriental Bank of Commerce P.O. 2008]

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26.(b) ‘As such’ should be ‘So’.

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28.Recovery campaigns should be mounted (a)/ not only to recover the dues (b)/ yet to create awareness among borrower (c)/ about the necessity of timely repayment. (d)/ No error (e)

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27.(c) ‘Yet’ should be ‘but also’.

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29.He was selected for the post (a)/ because he was familiar (b)/ with both urban as well as (c)/ rural way of life. (d)/ No error (e) [Vijaya Bank P.O., 2008]

A

28.(c) ‘Both’ takes ‘and’, not as well as.

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30.Rising prices have forced (a)/ consumers either to reduce (b)/ their consumption else to (c)/ opt for less costly products. (d)/ No error (e) [Allahabad Bank P.O., 2008]

A

29.(c) ‘else’ should be ‘or’.

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  1. It was an evening of (a)/ fun and frolic as the city’s glitterati (b)/ and high profile businessmen made sure (c)/ that they didn’t miss the show. (d)/ No error (e) [Bank of Baroda, P.O., 2010]
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  1. (d) ‘as’ should be ‘so’. ‘As’ expresses reason and ‘so’ expresses ‘result’.

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