She did not get the job, even though she had all the necessary qualifications. In spite of ______

Question

In each of the following items, sentence I is complete, while sentence II is not. Complete sentence II, making it as similar as possible to sentence I. Write sentence II in each case.

Example:

(z) (I) The heavy showers of rain revived the plants.

 (II) The plants ……..………………………………

Answer: (z) The plants were revived by the heavy showers of rain.

(a) (I) She did not get the job, even though she had all the necessary qualifications.

(II) In spite of ……………………………………….

(b) (I) She did not know that the course of her life was about to change.

(II) Little ……………………………………

(c) (I) Dina started cooking immediately upon the arrival of the guests.

(II) As soon as ……………………

(d) (I) R K Narayan is the most influential Indian novelist who writes in English.

(II) No other ………………………………………..

(e) (I) Until my mother comes home, I cannot go out to play football.

(II) I can go……………………………….

Answer 1

(a) (I) She did not get the job, even though she had all the necessary qualifications.

(II) In spite of having all the necessary qualifications, she did not get the job.

(b) (I) She did not know that the course of her life was about to change.

(II) Little did she know that the course of her life was about to change.

(c) (I) Dina started cooking immediately upon the arrival of the guests.

(II) As soon as the guests arrived, Dina started cooking.

(d) (I) R K Narayan is the most influential Indian novelist who writes in English.

(II) No other Indian novelist who writes in English is as influential as R K Narayan.

(e) (I) Until my mother comes home, I cannot go out to play football.

(II) I can go out to play football only when my mother comes home.