CONNECTORS
PART 1
CONNECTOR TYPE WORDS
CONTRAST
TIME
DIRECTION AND PLACE
EMPHASIS
ADDITION
CAUSE AND EFFECT
EXAMPLES
COMPARISON
SEQUENCE
REASON
CONDITION
RESULT
In each of the following questions, three pairs of sentences have been
given, followed by five choices of connectors. Identify which of the
connector/s can join both the sentences of at least one of the given pairs to
make a single meaningful sentence. The connector/s can be at the
beginning of or at any position the new sentence. Mark your answer
accordingly.
I. (i) Candice was feeling lonely. (ii) She adopted two cats.
II. (i) I had to be admitted in the room where Mr. Hofstadter was
being treated. (ii) The doctors had mentioned this was the only
room left.
III. (i) Peanut butter is good for your health. (ii) You don't have a nut
allergy.
A. So
B. Since
C. Provided
D. Though
E. Especially
In each of the following questions, three pairs of sentences have been given,
followed by five choices of connectors. Identify which of the connector/s can
join both the sentences of at least one of the given pairs to make a single
meaningful sentence. The connector/s can be at the beginning of or at any
position the new sentence. Mark your answer accordingly.
I. (i) We are appealing to the promoter to refund us our money now.
(ii) We will be forced to take the matter to the court.
II. (i) By the time we bought our tickets to the movie it was almost
5:30. (ii) We hurried back to the hotel.
III. (i) Everything can be done from home with computers and
telephones. (ii) There's no need to dress up for work anymore.
A. Additionally
B. When
C. Otherwise
D. Since
E. But
In the question below, three sentences I, II and III are given. Among the give options,
find the one which correctly combines all the given sentences into one grammatically
without changing the meaning.
I. Emotions at work don't just happen with hidden tears in the bathroom or
an outburst during a meeting.
II. Emotions happen when a deadline gets moved or when we don't get
invited to a meeting.
III. They happen when your boss sends a cryptic email saying, "see me
ASAP".
1. Emotions happen with hidden tears in the bathroom or an outburst
during a meeting, but they happen when your boss sends an ambiguous
email saying "see me ASAP" or when a deadline gets moved or when we
don't get invited to a meeting.
2. Emotions at work do not just happen with hidden tears in the bathroom
or an outburst during a meeting, but they happen when your boss moves
a deadline and sends an ambiguous email saying "see me ASAP".
I. Emotions at work don't just happen with hidden tears in the bathroom or
an outburst during a meeting.
II. Emotions happen when a deadline gets moved or when we don't get
invited to a meeting.
III. They happen when your boss sends a cryptic email saying, "see me
ASAP".
3. Emotions at work do not just happen with hidden tears in the bathroom
or an outburst during a meeting, but they happen when your boss sends
an ambiguous email saying "see me ASAP" or when a deadline gets
moved or when we don't get invited to a meeting.
4. Emotions at work do not just happen with hidden tears in the bathroom
or an outburst during a meeting, but they happen when your boss sends
an ambiguous email saying "see me ASAP" when a co-worker gets credit
for a project they barely contributed to or when a deadline gets moved
or when we don't get invited to a meeting.
5. None of the above
In the question below, two sentences I and II are given. Select the option
which contains the sentence that combines I & II without bringing any
changes in the meaning of the given sentences.
I. Steve Burke has been running NBCUniversal and serving as executive
VP of parent company Comcast for eight years.
II. He is preparing to step down when his contract expires at the end of
this year.
1. After eight years of running NBCUniversal and serving as executive
VP of parent company Comcast, Steve Burke is preparing to step
down when his contract expires at the end of this year.
2. After eight years of running NBCUniversal and serving as executive
VP of parent company Comcast, Steve Burke is preparing to step
down when his contract expires at the cessation of this year due to
corruption allegations.
3. After eight years of unsuccessfully running NBCUniversal and
serving as executive VP of parent company Comcast, Steve Burke is
preparing to step down when his contract expires at the cessation
of this year.
In the question below, two sentences I and II are given. Select
the option which contains the sentence that combines I & II
without bringing any changes in the meaning of the given
sentences.
I. Steve Burke has been running NBCUniversal and
serving as executive VP of parent company Comcast
for eight years.
II. He is preparing to step down when his contract
expires at the end of this year.
4. After eight years of running NBCUniversal and
serving as executive VP of parent company
Comcast, Steve Burke is preparing to step down
when his contract expires at the beginning of this
year.
5. None of the above
There are sets of four statements in question given below which when
connected using the correct sentence structure forms a complete single
sentence without altering the meaning of the sentences given in the question.
There are four options given below the question, choose the sentence that
forms the correct formation of single sentence which is both grammatically
correct and contextually meaningful. If none follows, choose (e) as your
answer.
Pandas are famously shy; the surveyors should not counting them
directly; surveyors must infer their presence from dung and semi-
chewed bamboo stalks scattered on the forest floor; but they are also
hard to find because there are not many left; a mix of hunting and
habitat destruction has ravaged the species.
1. Regardless of pandas being famously shy, the surveyors should not
be counting them directly and must infer their presence from dung
and semi-chewed bamboo stalks scattered on the forest floor along
with them being hard to find because there are not many left
considering a mix of hunting and habitat destruction has ravaged
the species.
2. Considering that pandas are famously shy the surveyors have to count
them directly so they infer their presence from dung and semi-chewed
bamboo stalks scattered on the forest floor because they are hard to
find for not being left much due to a mix of hunting and habitat
destruction has ravaged the species.
3. Pandas are famously shy and thus the surveyors are inferring that
their presence from dung and semi-chewed bamboo stalks scattered
on the forest floor should be counted upon directly which is also very
difficult as they are hard to find and are low number of this species
left as they have been ravaging a mix of hunting and habitat
destruction.
4. As pandas are famously shy, the surveyors must infer their presence
from dung and semi-chewed bamboo stalks scattered on the forest
floor rather than counting them directly which is also very difficult as
they are hard to find because of low number of this species left as
they have been ravaged due to a mix of hunting and habitat
destruction.
5. None of the above is correct
There are sets of four statements in question given below which when connected using the
correct sentence structure forms a complete single sentence without altering the meaning
of the sentences given in the question. There are four options given below the question,
choose the sentence that forms the correct formation of single sentence which is both
grammatically correct and contextually meaningful. If none follows, choose (e) as your
answer.
Greatest excitement is reserved for immunotherapy; a new approach that
has emerged in the past few years has made the human immune system
equipped with a set of brakes; cancer cells are able to activate these
brakes; the first immunotherapy treatment in effect disables the brakes,
enabling white blood cells to attack the tumors.
1. The greatest excitement is reserved for immunotherapy as a new
approach that has emerged in the past few years has made the human
immune system equipped with a set of brakes that cancer cells are
able to activate, but the first immunotherapy treatment in effect
disables the brakes, enabling white blood cells to attack the tumors.
2. A great excitement is reserved for immunotherapy as per a new approach
that has emerged in the past few years has made the human immune
system equipped with a set of brakes and cancer cells which are able to
activate these brakes and defaulting the first immunotherapy treatment in
effect disables the brakes, enabling white blood cells to attack the tumors.
3. Greater than excitement being reserved for immunotherapy who have a
new approach that has emerged in the past few years has made the
human immune system equipped with a set of brakes being the cancer
cells are able to activate these brakes for commuting with the first
immunotherapy treatment in effect disables the brakes, enabling white
blood cells to attack the tumors.
4. Although the greatest excitement is reserved for immunotherapy for
discovering a new approach which has emerged in the past few years has
made the human immune system equipped with a set of brakes therefore
the cancer cells are able to activate these brakes along with the first
immunotherapy treatment in effect disables the brakes, enabling white
blood cells to attack the tumors.
5. None of the above is correct
There are sets of four statements in question given below which when connected using the
correct sentence structure forms a complete single sentence without altering the meaning of the
sentences given in the question. There are four options given below the question, choose the
sentence that forms the correct formation of single sentence which is both grammatically
correct and contextually meaningful. If none follows, choose (e) as your answer.
Have you ever wondered why we feel great in one minute; Why we feel
unhappy in the very next one; Why do we get affected by happenings around
us; the happenings which are uncontrollable affect us more.
1. Have you ever wondered why we feel great in one minute in-spite of
felling unhappy in the very next one, along with why we get affected by
happenings around us majorly with uncontrollable happenings.
2. In-spite of wondering why we feel great in one minute we wonder why we
feel unhappy in the very next one, which is affected by happenings around
us which are uncontrollable.
3. Have you ever wondered why we feel great in one minute and unhappy in
the very next one or why we get affected by happenings around us,
specially the one’s which are uncontrollable.
There are sets of four statements in question given below which when
connected using the correct sentence structure forms a complete single
sentence without altering the meaning of the sentences given in the question.
There are four options given below the question, choose the sentence that
forms the correct formation of single sentence which is both grammatically
correct and contextually meaningful. If none follows, choose (e) as your
answer.
Have you ever wondered why we feel great in one minute; Why
we feel unhappy in the very next one; Why do we get affected by
happenings around us; the happenings which are uncontrollable
affect us more.
4. Have you been wondered why we feel great in one
minute and why we feel unhappy in the very next one
or why we have to be affected by happenings around
us, being it uncontrollable.
5. None of the above is correct
There are sets of four statements in question given below which when
connected using the correct sentence structure forms a complete single
sentence without altering the meaning of the sentences given in the
question. There are four options given below the question, choose the
sentence that forms the correct formation of single sentence which is
both grammatically correct and contextually meaningful. If none
follows, choose (e) as your answer.
The Italian economy is experiencing an unexpectedly strong
recovery; the latest good news came on September 12th; the
released figures showed that the national unemployment rate
had fallen 0.4 percentage points during the second quarter; it fell
down to 11.2%.
1. The Italian economy is experiencing an unexpectedly strong
recovery as suggested by the latest good news which came
on September 12th with the release of figures showing that
the national unemployment rate had fallen 0.4 percentage
points during the second quarter to 11.2%.
2. The new phase in the Italian economy is experiencing an
unexpectedly strong recovery and has given the latest good
news on September 12th which tells that the released figures
show the national unemployment rate had fallen 0.4
percentage points during the second quarter and will fall
more to 11.2%.
3. Despite the Italian economy experiencing an unexpectedly
strong recovery, the latest good news which came on
September 12th misinterpreted the released figures which
showed that the national unemployment rate had fallen 0.4
percentage points during the second quarter from the
previous 11.2%.
4. As the Italian economy is experiencing an unexpectedly
strong recovery, the latest good news which came on
September 12th released figures showing that the national
unemployment rate had fallen 0.4 percentage points during
the second quarter and will fall down to 11.2%.
5. None of the above is correct
In the question below, three or four sentences are given. Select the answer choice that
provides the grammatically correct way of combining all sentences into a single one.
The combined sentence should imply the same meaning as expressed in the statement
sentences.
Bob Dylan called Cohen “No.1 to his Zero”; Cohen along with Bob
Dylan, blurred the line between poetry and lyric in the sixties;
both of them continued this in seventies as well.
1. Along with Bob Dylan, who called him “No.1 to his Zero”,
Cohen blurred the line between poetry and lyric in the sixties
and seventies.
2. Since Bob Dylan called Cohen “No.1 to his Zero”, Cohen, along
with Dylan, blurred the line between poetry and lyric in
sixties and seventies.
3. Notwithstanding Bob Dylan calling him “No.1 to his Zero”,
Cohen, along with Dylan, blurred the line between poetry and
lyric in sixties, which somehow, got stretched to seventies.
In the question below, three or four sentences are given. Select the
answer choice that provides the grammatically correct way of
combining all sentences into a single one. The combined sentence
should imply the same meaning as expressed in the statement
sentences.
Bob Dylan called Cohen “No.1 to his Zero”; Cohen
along with Bob Dylan, blurred the line between
poetry and lyric in the sixties; both of them
continued this in seventies as well.
4. Cohen, along with Bob Dylan Dylan, blurred
the line between poetry and lyric in sixties
which continued in seventies as Dylan called
Cohen “No.1 to his Zero”.
5. None of the above is correct
In the following question, a pair of sentences is given followed by three
ways in which the two sentences could be combined. Select which of the
given choice(s) is/are correct.
I. The Delhi International Airport (P) Ltd (DIAL) started a three-day
road safety campaign from Tuesday.
II. It would ensure strict adherence to traffic rules and also organise
health awareness sessions.
(A) The Delhi International Airport........., during which it
would..................
(B) Inspite of the Delhi International Airport......
(C) The Delhi International Airport.................,however it would.......
1. Only (A)
2. Only (B)
3. (A) and (B)
4. Only (C)
5. None of the above
In the question, there are two statements which can be combined into a single
statement in a number of different ways without changing their meaning. Below
them are given three probable starters of the combined sentence. Decide upon
which is/are correct, if any, and answer the question.
The company was asked to pay fine for aggravating the impact of floods.
The company did not take precautionary measures.
1. Even though the company did not take……….
2. Precautionary measures being……….
3. Having aggravated the flood impact by not……….
A. Only 1
B. Only 2
C. Only 3
D. Both 1 and 3
E. Both 2 and 3
In the question, there are two statements which can be combined into a single
statement in a number of different ways without changing their meaning. Below
them are given three probable starters of the combined sentence. Decide upon
which is/are correct, if any, and answer the question.
Umbrellas on the list of banned items at the 70th Independence Day
celebrations at Red Fort. Visitors to the ceremony should be prepared to
get wet as heavy rain is forecast on Monday.
(A) Even as umbrellas....
(B) With umbrellas.....
(C) Despite umbrellas....
1. (A), (B) and (C)
2. Only (A)
3. (A) and (C)
4. Only (B)
5. None of the above
In the question, there are two statements which can be combined into a single
statement in a number of different ways without changing their meaning. Below
them are given three probable starters for the combined sentence. Decide upon
which is/are correct, if any, and answer the question.
Reserve Bank's call for caution to people against the use of virtual
currencies. A domestic Bitcoin exchange today said it is adding over 2,500
users a day and has reached five lakh downloads.
A. In-spite of Reserve Bank's…..
B. Since the Reserve Bank's…..
C. Despite the Reserve Bank's…..
1. Both A & C
2. Only C
3. Only B
4. All A, B & C
5. Both B & C
