Practice Exercise for Conjunctions for SSC CGL 2018 Tier 1 Exam
1. (a) No
sooner had the hockey match started/(b) when it begin/(c) to rain/(d) no error.
2. (a) The
period/(b) between 1980 to 1990/(c) was very significant in my life/(d) no error.
3. (a) I
needed that money/(b) so desperately, it was/(c) like manna from heaven when it
arrived/(d) no error.
4. (a) That
store/(b) hadn’t hardly/(c) any of those goods/(d) no error.
5. (a) You
are quite cynical/(b) when you say that the reason why we have/(c) such a large
turnout is because we are serving refreshments/(d) no error.
6. (a) He
has lots/(b) of money and/(c) he will not help anyone/(d) no error.
7. (a)
Because he is intelligent/(b) therefore he gets good/(c) marks in all the
examinations/(d) no error.
8. (a) Both
the rich alongwith/(b) the poor are affected equality/(c) when prices of petrol
and diesel increase/(d) no error.
9. (a) I
cannot say/(b) if he has paid/(c) the fee or not/(d) no error.
10. (a) Ten
years have passed/(b) that I returned from/(c) America and settled in India/(d)
no error.
11. (a) It was
almost/(b) ten years ago since he wrote/(c) a letter to me enquiring about my
well being/(d) no error.
12. (a) He
would not/(b) have died when you had/(c) helped him in time/(d) no error.
13. (a)
Scarcely we had/(b) reached the office/(c) when it started raining cats and
dogs/(d) no error.
14. (a) The
labourers /(b) relax/(c) between 4.00p.m. to 5.00 p.m. /(d) no error.
15. (a) This
is not such a/(b) complicated problem which cannot be solved/(c) with
determination/(d) no error.
16. (a)
Although these book/(b) are not useful but the students buy them/(c) because
their seniors did so/(d) no error.
17. (a) He did
not/(b) succeed in the examination/(c) yet he had worked hard and had adopted
the right strategy. /(d) no error.
18. (a) As
soon as the peon rings the bell, then all/(b) the students come to the assembly
room/ (c) for prayer/(d) no error.
19. (a) Hardly
had he come out of the bus/(b) then the bomb exploded/(c) and shattered the bus
into prices/(d) no error.
20. (a)
Scarcely had I bought/(b) the ticket when the train/(c) left the platform with
a hissing sound/(d) no error.
21. (a) Many
of the freedom fighters/(b) are so respectful as Gandhiji/(c) if not more/(d)
no error.
22. (a) This
is perhaps the same place who/(b) was chosen by us/(c) for the picnic/(d) no
error.
23. (a) She
asked me that why I was/(b) not preparing for the/(c) Civil service
examinations/(d) no error.
24. (a) Ran
fast/(b) lest you will/(c) lose the race/(d) no error.
25. (a) As
Amir Khan is a perfectionist, /(b) so he always insists/(c) on retakes till he
is satisfied with the shot/(d) no error.
26. (a) You
must either/(b) work hard/(c) else be prepared to lead a miserable life/(d) no
error.
27. (a) I
don’t know if any of the students/(b) of our school is going/(c) to pay any
heed to the principal’s order or not/(d) no error.
28. (a) No
sooner the teacher/(b) enter the class/(c) than the students stood up/(d) no
error.
29. (a)
Unless/(b) you will study hard/(c) you cannot pass/(d) no error.
30. (a) No
source of energy is so cheap/(b) as solar energy/(c) in the present age of
energy crisis/(d) no error.
31. (a) The
briefing /(b) will he held/(c) between 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. /(d) no error.
32. (a) Unless
you do not meet/(b) all the requirements/(c) your application will be
rejected/(d) no error.
33. (a) How do
you manage to speak/(b) to her with/(c) so great patience/(d) no error.
34. (a) No
sooner she had realized/(b) her blunder than she began/(c) to take corrective measures/(d)
no error.
35. (a) She
was not/(b) so well versed in/(c) English that we had expected/(d) no error.
36. (a) Mr.
Shina, my friend, philosopher and guide not only stopped coming/(b) here but
also going to any place/(c) which is related to his wife’s life/(d) no error.
37. (a)
Neither than the doctor nor the nurses/(b) were asleep when/(c) the injured was
brought to the hospital/(d) no error.
38. (a) No
sooner had/(b) he arrived then/(c) he was asked to leave again/(d) no error.
39. (a) I
haven’t been/(b) to new York before and/(c) neither my sister/(d) no error.
40. (a)
Scarcely had/(b) I arrived than/(c) the train left/(d) no error.
41. (a) The
reason why/(b) he was rejected/(c) was because he was too young/(d) no error.
42. (a) Unless
you do not give/(b) the keys of the safe/(c) you will be shot/(d) no error.
43. (a) None
of the diplomats at the conference/(b) was able either to/(c) comprehend or
solve the problem/(d) no error.
44. (a) I have
found that he is/(b) neither willing/(c) or capable/(d) no error.
45. (a) We are
extremely pleased/(b) for excited as well to invite you/(c) to attend the
meeting/(d) no error.
46. (a) When
her son got a job/(b) then she was/(c) very happy/(d) no error.
47. (a) Bread
and butter/(b) is/(c) all we went/(d) no error.
48. (a)
The cost of the new/(b) machines is
likely to/(c) be so high as ten/(d) time and existing ones. /(d) no error.
49. (a) He
walked as faster/(b) as he could so that/(c) he would not miss the train to
work/(d) no error.
50. (a) She
was running/(b) a very high fever/(c) and thus her mother takes her to the
doctor/(d) no error.
1(b) 2(b) 3(b) 4(b) 5(c) 6(b) 7(a) 8(a) 9(a) 10(b)
11(b) 12(b) 13(a) 14(c) 15(b) 16(b) 17(c) 18(a) 19(b) 20(d)
21(b) 22(a) 23(a) 24(b) 25(b) 26(c) 27(a) 28(a) 29(b) 30(a)
31(c) 32(a) 33(c) 34(a) 35(*) 36(a) 37(d) 38(b) 39(c) 40(b)
41(c) 42(a) 43(b) 44(c) 45(b) 46(b) 47(c) 48(c) 49(a) 50(c)
