Question

Identify the conjunction in the following sentence:

The little boy waited up all night till his parents returned.

• A. till
• B. all
• C. up
• D. the

Answer 1

The correct option is A till

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 A is the correct answer because we use 'till' as a subordinating conjunction to connect an action or an event to a point in time. In the given sentence the little boy waited to that point in time when his parents returned and connects the clauses 'the little boy waited up all night' and 'his parents returned'.

Options B and C are incorrect because they are not conjunctions.

Option D is incorrect because 'the' is an article and not a conjunction.