Question

Identify the conjunction in the following sentence:

She put on a raincoat lest it should rain on her way to work.

• A. lest
• B. rain
• C. she
• D. put

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

lest

A conjunction is a word that is used to connect clauses or sentences or to coordinate words in the same clause (e.g. and, but, if ).

Option B - 'Rain' is a noun here, as the word is 'raincoat'. Thus option B is incorrect.

Option C - 'She' is a pronoun and not a conjunction. Thus option C is incorrect.

Option D - 'Put' is a verb and not a conjunction. Thus option D is incorrect.

Option A - 'Lest' means to avoid the risk of something. It is used as a conjunction to join two clauses. Thus option A is the correct answer.