kerala psc part 134 (ഇംഗ്ലീഷ് -23)

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eg: Hardly had she finished the work when the officer arrived.
No sooner had she read the letter than she fainted.
Hardly/Scarcely/barely is followed by 'when
No sooner is followed by "than'.
*Rather ..... than': പ്രതീക്ഷയ്ക്ക് വിരുദ്ധമായി സംഭവിക്കുന്ന കാര്യങ്ങളെ ബന്ധിപ്പിക്കുന്നു. 
eg: Man should build bridges rather than walls.
subordinating conjunctions
ഒരു പ്രവൃത്തിയുടെ ഫലത്തെയോ അതിനെ തുടർന്നുണ്ടാകുന്ന മറ്റൊരു പ്രവൃത്തിയെയോ ബന്ധി പ്പിക്കാൻ ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്നവയാണ്
After                    even if                    since         unless
Although              before                      till              until
As                        because                  if               when
As if                     even though             lest            while 
As soon as            though                    than          whenever
As though               for                         that          wherever


“After (ശേഷം /പിന്നീട്) 
eg. He was sorry after he had done it. 
‘As’ (ആയതിനാൽ/എപ്പോഴാണോ അപ്പോൾ) 
eg: You may do as you please. 
*Although' / ‘though'(എന്നിട്ടും) 
eg. Although the lawyer argued well, he lost the Case.
*As soon as” (ഉടൻ തന്നെ ...)
eg. As soon as the clock struck five the officer Went out.
“As long as” (എത്ര നാൾ വരെയോ അത്ര നാൾ ) 
eg. Let us be honest as long as life lasts.
* As if (എന്ന പോലെ )
eg. He speaks a lot as if he was a scholar.
*'Even if (എങ്കിൽപ്പോലും) 
eg. Even if I had time I could not study well.
*while? (അന്നേരം/ആ സമയത്ത്) 
eg. While I was talking on the phone, the doorbell rang.
*Unless' (അല്ലാത്തപക്ഷം) 
eg. Unless you work hard, you won't get first class.
*As well as”(ഉൾപ്പെടെ )
eg. The teachers as well as the head master were
present. 


PREVIOUS QUESTIONS
1.-----------you try, you will not succeed. 
(a) Though        (b) Although          © If         (d) Unless 
2.He remained at home--------- he was ill.
(a) as                (b) till                   © or         (d) though 
3.Will come------ it rains-------- not. 
(a)either….or    (b) both......and     ©neither...nor (d) whether...or
4.I wonder------he will come
(a)when         (b) til              ©Whenever         (d) for        
5.Nobody knows----- it really means.
 (a) what         (b) where © why       (d) how 
6.He is very poor----- he is generous. 
(a) but (b) so © yet (d) or 
7.----you wish it, it shall be done. 
(a) Unless (b) Until © Since (d) Though 
8.She knows everything--------- dancing 
(a) and (b) but © also (d) in addition to 
9.He looked------ he were mad 
(a) after (b) as if © because (d) but
10.--------you start now you will miss it
(b) Though (d) As
(a) If        (b) Though        ©unless         (d)As


Answers
1.(d)     2.(a)    3. (d)    4(a)   5. (a)     
6.©     7.©    8.(ხ)     9.(b)   10.©