Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word:
I use my umbrella __________ it rains.
a) Until
b) after
c) whenever
d) although

Answer 1

Hint: All the words given in the options are conjunctions. Conjunctions join two or more sentences together. We have to read the sentence and understand the context and fill in with the correct conjunction. Find out the connection between an umbrella and rain.

Complete answer:
 Option a is wrong because using your umbrella until it rains means that you stop using your umbrella when it starts raining. That is just odd because one uses an umbrella when it rains to protect oneself from the rain.
Option b is wrong because it says that I use my umbrella after it rains. This means that it starts raining and then you use your umbrella after getting wet for a while.
Option c is the correct answer because it conveys that whenever it rains, you use your umbrella which is the usual thing people do.
Option d is wrong because although means “but”. It does not make sense to use conditional conjunction to join two sentences that are not contradictory to each other. “Although” is used when two contradictory sentences are used: Although he is poor, he spends a lot.

Note:
Students may get confused between “after” and “whenever” as the correct option. The difference between the two is that after is used when you wish to say that you do something after that thing happens, not during the happening of that thing. For rain, we have to use the umbrella during the time it is raining not after it has rained and stopped.