Question

I waited for him —— the clock struck seven
Fill conjunction

Answer 1

The answer is till.

I waited for him till the clock struck seven.

Explanation:

A conjunction is a word that joins two sentences together into a single sentence and sometimes makes them shorter. Here, the two sentences “I waited for him.” and “The clock struck seven.” are joined by the word till. Till is also an example of a word that can be used as both a conjunction and a preposition.

Answer 2

I waited for him until the clock struck seven.

or

I waited for him till the clock struck seven.

Until or till are categorized as conjunctions of time. They can be used as prepositions also.

Some differences between 'till' and 'until' are:

i. Till is used mostly in informal situations. Until is used in formal writing and conversation.

ii. Till is not used to start a sentence. Until is used to start a sentence.

iii. Until is used in a situation where one event is dependent on another event.