Foundation
English
Conjunctions
Sentences
Transformation of Sentences
Question
Use the correct conjunctional phrase to form a sentence from the given sentence:
The government demonetised five hundred rupee notes. The move meant hardship to the public.
The government demonetised five hundred rupee notes. The move meant hardship to the public.
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Solution
Option A: "Even if" is a subordinating conjunction which is used to express a condition that will have no effect on a decision or an event. Here, the "demonetising of five hundred rupee notes" would "mean hardship to public". However, despite the same, "the government demonetised five hundred rupee notes". i.e the fact that "hardship to public" would be caused has no effect on the government's move. Hence, option A is correct.
Option B: "On the condition that" is used to connect two sentences, one of which is conditional upon another. It is used when one sentence is a precondition to the other. However, "the move meant hardship to the public" is not a pre-condition to "the government demonetising five hundred rupee notes". Hence, this option is incorrect.
Option C: "As soon as" is a conjunction used to join two actions/events, which happen one after the other, almost immediately. i.e At the very moment one action/event is completed, the other one happens. In the given example, the two sentences are not related by time. Here, one sentence is conditional upon another. Hence, option C is incorrect.
Option D: "As if" is a subordinating conjunction which is used to talk about an imaginary situation or a situation that may not be true but that is likely or possible. Here, there is no imaginary or likely event because the government's action to demonetise five hundred rupee notes would definitely cause hardship to public. Hence, option D is incorrect.