Question

Fill in the blank with the most suitable option.
Please be quiet so that _______.
A. The teacher will get angry
B. I can hear what the teacher is saying
C. I heard what the teacher said
D. To hear what the teacher is saying

Answer 1

Hint: X is asking others to be quiet so that he/she can hear what the teacher is speaking or saying. Hence, we need to choose the option that justifies this reason.

Complete answer:
As given in the hint, we need to choose a suitable clause to complete the sentence.
First, let’s look at clauses-
Independent clause- It refers to those phrases or a group of words that have a subject and a verb that are capable of standing alone as a sentence.
Dependent clause- It refers to those phrases or a group of words that have a subject and a verb that express an incomplete thought.
In the given question: The correct sentence is; Please be quiet so that I can hear what the teacher is saying.
‘Please be quiet’ is an independent clause that expresses a complete meaning while ‘I can hear what the teacher is saying’ is a dependent clause as it expresses an incomplete meaning. Both the clauses have been joined with the help of a conjunction ‘so that’.
Now, let’s examine the given options-
Option A. ‘The teacher will get angry’ is an incorrect option because it portrays the wrong meaning as opposed to the context.
Option B. ‘I can hear what the teacher is saying’ is the correct option because it justifies the reason to be quiet.
Option C. ‘I heard what the teacher said’ is an incorrect option because it has been given in the past tense form.
Option D. ‘To hear what the teacher is saying’ is an incorrect option because it is grammatically incorrect. The correct answer is Option ‘b’.

Note:
Keep in mind, an independent and dependent clause is joined with the help of commas, semi-colons, or conjunctions to form a complete sentence.