Test: Type II (Conjunctions) - Banking Exams

A conjunction is a word used to connect words, phrases, or clauses. In the sentence "Our hoard is little, but our hearts are great," the conjunction "but" is used to connect the two contrasting ideas presented in the sentence. The word "but" is a coordinating conjunction, which means it connects two independent clauses of equal importance, and it is used to indicate a contrast between the two ideas. Here, it connects the idea of a little hoard with the idea of great hearts.

The underlined conjunction "as well as" is a co-ordinating conjunction. Co-ordinating conjunctions connect two or more elements of equal grammatical weight, such as words, phrases, or clauses, in order to make the meaning of a sentence clear. In this sentence, "as well as" connects two nouns "Samina" and "Tania," and both the nouns hold equal importance. Therefore, it's a co-ordinating conjunction.

"So" is a coordinating conjunction that indicates a cause-and-effect relationship. In this sentence, it connects the two independent clauses and shows that Mr Kanwal feels comfortable in a big city because he grew up in a small town.

"And" is a coordinating conjunction that is used to connect two or more words, phrases, or clauses of equal grammatical rank. In this sentence, "and" is used to connect the two independent clauses, and it indicates that two people are bringing different things to the party.

 "But" is a coordinating conjunction used to show a contrast between two ideas or clauses. In this sentence, it is used to show the contrast between John's liking for chocolate ice cream and Jimmy's hatred of it.

 In spite of failing two of his courses, people still consider Ahmad one of the most gifted students in the school.

In this sentence, "in spite of this" functions as a subordinate conjunction that introduces the dependent clause "failing two of his courses" to show a contrast with the independent clause that follows it.

The sentence contains three clauses, and each clause is connected using a different conjunction.

The first clause is "He can't walk," and the conjunction to connect it to the next clause is "because," which shows the cause-and-effect relationship between the two clauses.

The second clause is "he fell off the chair and hurt his foot," and the conjunction to connect it to the last clause is "so," which shows the result of the previous two clauses.

The third clause is "he has a lot of time to read," and the conjunction to connect it to the previous clause is "and," which indicates an additional piece of information.

The word "so" in this sentence is used as a conjunction to show a cause-and-effect relationship between two events. In this case, the cause is "my mum's birthday" and the effect is "I wanted to buy a present for her." The use of "so" here indicates that the reason why the speaker wanted to buy a present for their mother is because it was her birthday. Therefore, the sentence is saying that the speaker had a specific reason for wanting to buy a present for their mother, which was her birthday.

A conjunction combines or connects two sentences as one. When one of them depends on the other for its full meaning, that clause is the subordinate clause and the clause it depends on is the main clause. Here, we require a time-related conjunction as both clauses are in terms of the events (everyone quieted down, the baby was born) occurring at a particular time. From the options, 'when' is the most suitable option, as it demonstrates an interruption, there's a very short lapse in time between the two events, they both don't occur at the same time, but the second activity interrupts the first, hence we use 'when' and not 'while'. 'While' is used when two activities are taking place simultaneously, but here they aren't. Hence option A is correct and B is incorrect.
 'But' is a coordinating conjunction used when both clauses are independent and do not depend on the other for their full meaning, and is used to express a contrast in meaning between these clauses. But here we don't need a coordinating conjunction, and the clauses are not contrast-related, hence option C is incorrect. 'For' is also a coordinating conjunction, used when one clause is inferred or deduced from another, and that isn't the case here, hence option D is incorrect.

A conjunction combines or connects two sentences as one. When one of them depends on the other for its full meaning, that clause is the subordinate clause and the clause it depends on is the main clause. Here, we require a time-related conjunction as both clauses are in terms of the events (Arshad was busy listening to music, his father scolding him) occurring at a particular time. From the options, 'when' demonstrates an interruption, a very short lapse in time between the two activities, which is not the case here. 'While' is used when two activities are taking place simultaneously, and here that is exactly what is happening. Hence option B is correct and A is incorrect.
 'But' is a coordinating conjunction used when both clauses are independent and do not depend on the other for their full meaning, and is used to express a contrast in meaning between these clauses. But here we don't need a coordinating conjunction, and the clauses are not contrast-related, hence option C is incorrect. 'For' is also a coordinating conjunction, used when one clause is inferred or deduced from another, and that isn't the case here, hence option D is incorrect.