- I hear that your brother is in London.
- He deserved to succeed for he worked hard.[indicates a reason]
- Grievances cannot be redressed unless they are known.[unless indicates condition]
- He held my hand lest I should fall.[lest indicates purpose]
- A book's a book, although there's nothing in it.[although indicates concession]
Madam,
ReplyDeleteWhy isn't the 2nd Question answer All of the Above?
yes .... even i answered 2nd question all of the above....it makes very much sense i suppose ? ?!
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yes....even i answered the 2nd question as all of the above...it seems quite obious...please help us out !!!
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For the 2nd question..
ReplyDeleteThough FOR fits properly ,why not all of the above as the answer??
Dear all,
ReplyDeleteIn the 2nd sentence except 'for' all the others are subordinating conjunctions.As per usage a subordinating conjunction joins clauses or phrases of different ranks.But in the 2nd sentence the conjunction required has to join to main clauses and hence the usage of 'for'