Question

Choose the option that best fills in the blank:
She was struck with admiration ______ the violinist started playing.
a) in order that
b) as soon as
c) as well as
d) as if

Answer 1

Hint: Conjugation is the complete set of inflected forms of a verb. It is a class of verbs having the same inflectional forms.

Complete answer:
In the given question, we have to select which conjugation given in the options describes that she was struck with admiration because and just as the violinist started playing.
Let us thus analyze the options given to us in this question:
Option (a.), 'in order that', refers to ‘so that; used to indicate purpose’. Therefore, option (a.) is incorrect as this conjugation does not make sense when put in the sentence.
Option (b.), ‘as soon as', refers to ‘at the moment when; immediately after.’ Therefore, option (b.) is correct as it describes that ‘she’ was struck with admiration immediately after the violinist started playing, which makes perfect sense.
Option (c.), ‘as well as', refers to ‘And in addition.’ Therefore, option (c.) is incorrect as this conjugation does not make sense when put in the sentence.
Option (d.), ‘as if', refers to ‘as though; in a manner suggesting.’ Therefore, option (d.) is incorrect as this conjugation does not make sense when put in the sentence.

Note:
In this question, it will be helpful for the student to understand the words ‘admiration’ and ‘violinist’. ‘Admiration’ is a feeling of delighted approval and liking. ‘Violinist’ is a musician who plays the violin, which is a bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow.