![]() ![]() So the correct sentence will be, “My uncle asked me to inquire if all the trains were on time.” Practice Questions Here the correct preposition will be ‘on’ which relates to time. Q: My uncle asked (1) me to inquire if all the trains (2) were upon time (3). Which part of the sentence is incorrect?Īns: The correct answer is C. So the correct sentence will be, “Hardly had Alex reached his class when the teacher started handing out the exam papers.” Hardly is a conjunction that should be immediately followed by the verb. Q: Hardly Alex had (1) reached his class when the teacher (2) started handing out the exam papers (3). Which part of the sentence is incorrect?Īns: The correct option is A. The correct sentence will be “Not only was the bus driver very late but he was also very rude to the passengers.” Not only/but also are correlative conjunctions and must always be used together in a sentence. Q: Not only (1) was the bus driver very late (2) but he was rude (3) to the passengers. Which part of the sentence is incorrect?Īns: The answer is B. so the correct sentence will be, “Such was his handwriting that I could not read anything” The correct conjunction here will be “that”. Which part of the sentence is incorrect?Īns: The correct option is B. Q: Such was his handwriting (1) as I could not (2) read anything (3). Here since connects the independent and the dependent clauses of the sentence. I have been having these dreams since the accident Here since is followed by a noun, so it is a preposition in this case I have been having these dreams since December Here until connects the subject of the sentence to its dependent clause, so it is a conjunction Here until is followed by the noun ‘sunrise’ and so is a prepositionĪlex will wait here until we finish talking about his behavior Let us look at some examples Alex decided to wait until sunrise to go home If the following words are objects, nouns or pronouns then it will be a preposition. If the word is followed by a dependent or subordinating clause then it is a conjunction. Some such examples are: before, after, until, since etc. There are certain subordinating conjunctions which are also prepositions. There are some words that can be both conjunctions and prepositions. Space: The book was under his bag the whole time.Location: Alex saw his teacher at the supermarket.Direction: Once you see the post office turn to the right.Time: We have not been to church since Christmas. ![]() These prepositions at a time, or a location or direction or some type of relation. Some other examples of preposition are too, with, of, between, on, until, behind etc. For example, Alex left his books at school. They precede nouns/pronouns in a sentence and help to form the relation of the noun with the sentence. They generally connect a noun or a pronoun with the rest of the sentence. Prepositions too are connecting words that help make sense of a sentence. Until Alex comes home, we cannot leave the house.After we get home we will start cooking dinner.I don’t want to go to class because I did not finish my assignment.Some common subordinating conjunctions are, after, before, until, though, etc. It will usually indicate a contrast or an effect or some such relation. They join the dependent and the independent clauses. These are the conjunctions that come before and introduce the subordinating or dependent part/clause of a sentence. Not only did he break the window, but he also refused to pay the damages.Neither Adam nor his sister was at home.Either we catch the next train or we will have to walk home.Some examples are neither and nor, either and or, not only and but also. They are to be written together in the same sentence. There were no buses that day so I took the car.Jones neede a vacation but he could not afford to leave work. She went to get food and some medicines from the grocery store.The most common coordinating conjunctions are and, for, but, so, or, yet, nor etc. These are connecting words that can join words, sentences, phrases etc that are of the same grammatical rank (similar syntax). (Source: ) Types of Conjunctions Coordinating Conjunctions She was late because her car broke down.He wanted to study but he could not find the time.She will pick up the eggs and the vegetables from the market. ![]() ![]() Some common examples of conjunctions are: and, because, but, yet etc. Because conjunctions can connect two verbs, we use them to connect simple sentences. A conjunction does not abide by any particular rules, they can connect any two words together (does not have to be nouns, pronouns, adjectives). Conjunctions are words that link other words to form complex sentences. ![]()
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