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QUESTION 41
He is poor, ______ he is generous.
  • D for
  • A so
  • C and
  • B yet
Answer: 'Yet' is a coordinating conjunction used to show a contrast that is surprising, similar to 'but'.
QUESTION 42
The box was heavy, ______ he could not lift it.
  • D so
  • A because
  • C and
  • B but
Answer: 'So' is used to indicate a result or consequence. Because the box was heavy, the result was that he could not lift it.
QUESTION 43
We were all happy, ______ it was the last day of our exams.
  • D yet
  • A for
  • C so
  • B but
Answer: The coordinating conjunction 'for' is used to mean 'because' and introduces the reason for the previous statement.
QUESTION 44
He is both a scholar ______ a writer.
  • D also
  • C as well as
  • A or
  • B and
Answer: The correlative conjunction 'both' is always correctly paired with 'and'.
QUESTION 45
Such was his behaviour ______ everyone disliked him.
  • C that
  • B as
  • D when
  • A so
Answer: The correlative pair 'such...that' is used to indicate a cause and effect. His behavior was the cause, and being disliked was the effect.
QUESTION 46
This is the place ______ the accident happened.
  • D that
  • C when
  • B where
  • A which
Answer: 'Where' is a subordinating conjunction (or relative adverb) used to introduce a clause that modifies a place.
QUESTION 47
He will not pay ______ he is compelled.
  • D when
  • C that
  • A if
  • B unless
Answer: 'Unless' introduces a condition for the main action not happening. It means 'if he is not compelled'.
QUESTION 48
He deserved to succeed, ______ he failed.
  • D yet
  • A for
  • C and
  • B so
Answer: 'Yet' is used to connect two contrasting ideas. Deserving to succeed is contrasted with the actual outcome of failing.
QUESTION 49
I will go to Delhi ______ by train or by bus.
  • A neither
  • B whether
  • D both
  • C either
Answer: The correlative conjunction 'either...or' is used to express a choice between two possibilities.
QUESTION 50
He speaks English ______ he is an Englishman.
  • C as though
  • B as
  • D such as
  • A like
Answer: 'As though' (or 'as if') is used to introduce a clause that expresses an unreal or hypothetical situation. He is not actually an Englishman.