Question

B. Complete these sentences with suitable conjunctions.
1. He took my order for boots_______ showing me the
leather.
2. His elder brother was so very like him_________paler in every way.
3. I was not quite not sure of him_________ the interview.
4. I'd go there________it weren't for my family.
5. An old man with piercing eye looked up at me,_________ I
perched on the branch of a litchi tree.
6. You are an actor,________you consider yourself more talented than I am.
7. Lisa could mingle with the theatre crowd________she had a night off.
8. Out of consideration for his mother, the son decided to shift
into the new house________
it continued to pour heavily.​

Answer 1

Answer:

It was not possible to go to him very often-his boots lasted terribly, having something beyond the temporary, some essence of boot stitched into them. (Page 71-72)

Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1.

The infrequent visits by author were due to

(a) Gessler’s shoes lasted long

(b) the author did not get time

(c) the father kept busy

(d) Gessler’s shoes were of bad quality

Answer.

(a) Gessler’s shoes lasted long

Answer 2

Answer:

1. but

2. but

3. while

4. but

5. although

6. buy

7. since

8. because