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Fill in the blanks of the sentences given in List-I with the appropriate words given in List-II.

List-I: SentencesList-II: Words
(A) He gripped his brother's arm___he be trampled by the mob.(I) unless
(B) You cannot savour success ______ you pull up your socks.(II) lest
(C) She is formidable _________ gentle.(III) yet
(D) Gold is precious _________ crystals are commonplace.(IV) while

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 2

(A) needs 'lest' (so that he would not be trampled), which takes 'be'. (B) needs 'unless' (success will not come if you don't work hard). (C) 'formidable yet gentle' contrasts two qualities of one person. (D) 'while' contrasts gold with crystals. So A-II, B-I, C-III, D-IV.

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