Conjunction - Class 9 English - Extra Questions

____ life ____  property was safe, arid the poor and the weak were oppressed by the strong.

Neither life nor property was safe, arid the poor and the weak were oppressed by the strong.
Explanation: Conjunction is a word that connects or joins clauses, words, phrases together in a sentence.
'Neither' and 'nor' are coordinating conjunction work in pairs to join words, phrases, or clauses, used to show the choice between two alternatives, when both the alternatives are not true or not possible.


A gentleman made it a rule in reading to skip over all sentences ____ he spied a note of admiration at the end.

A gentleman made it a rule in reading to skip over all sentences unless he spied a note of admiration at the end.
Explanation: Conjunction is a word that connects or joins clauses, words, phrases together in a sentence.
Here, unless denotes condition. The sentence states the condition of spying the note of admiration at the end. Thus, unless is right here.


Join the following sentences to make one complete sentence without using and, but or so.
He lived in the city for many years. He could not find his way out.

Despite living in the city for many years, he could not find his way out.


Never maintain an argument with heat and clamour, _____ you think or know yourself to be in the right.

Never maintain an argument with heat and clamour, unless you think or know yourself to be in the right.
Explanation: Conjunction is a word that connects or joins clauses, words, phrases together in a sentence.
Here, 'unless' denotes condition. The statement states the condition of being right while in the argument. So, unless is the correct conjunction to use in this sentence.


The crowd cheered loudly _____ the Prime Minister arrived.

The crowd cheered loudly when the Prime Minister arrived.
Explanation: Conjunction is a word that connects or joins clauses, words, phrases together in a sentence.
'When' is subordinating conjunctions used to indicate the time, here it tells us the time when the Prime Minister arrived.


Join the following sentences to make one complete sentence without using and, but or so:
This is the place. The dog was rescued from its cruel owner.

This is the place where the dog was rescued from its cruel owner.


Join the following sentences to make one complete sentence without using and, but or so:
We are not allowed to play in the sun. We are not allowed to play in the rain.

1. We are not allowed to play in the sun as well as in the rain.
OR
2. We are not allowed to play both in the sun and in the rain.
OR
3. Not only are we not allowed to play in the sun, but also in the rain.

'As well as', 'both...and' and 'not only...but also' are conjunctions that refer to addition.


Join the following sentences to make one complete sentence without using and, but or so:
They have to go to bed early every night. They are allowed to stay up late on Saturdays.

1. Although they have to go to bed early every night, they are allowed to stay up late on Saturdays.
or
2. They have to go to bed early every night, however, they are allowed to stay up late on Saturdays.


Join the following sentences to make one complete sentence without using and, but or so.
(i) We had better get ready now. We may not have time to reach the airport.
(ii) Mr. Liew has been sick. He has been so since he came back from Japan.
(iii) The debating teams were very happy. Both were declared joint champions.
(iv) He escaped from the prison. He looked for a place where he could hide.

(i) We better get ready now otherwise we may not have time to reach the airport.
(ii) Mr. Liew has been sick since he came back from Japan.
(iii) The debating teams were very happy since/as both were declared joint champions.
(iv) After escaping from the prison, he looked for a place where he could hide.


Class 9 English Extra Questions