Question

Fill in the blank with the most suitable option:
_________ it is a nice day tomorrow, we can go swimming.
a. If
b. Until
c. When
d. Before

Answer 1

Hint: A subordinating conjugation is a phrase or word that is used to connect the dependent and independent clauses in a sentence.

Complete answer:
Let us analyze the options:
- Option (a.),’if’: This is used to place a condition which until fulfilled, won’t let the conditional action be completed. ‘If’ allows the formation of conditional sentences.
- Option (b.), ‘until’: This is used in sentences that deal with time of certain actions starting or coming to an end and is not used in condition-based sentences.
- Option (c.), ‘when’: This is used to show the time difference between the occurrence of two events. Also, to point to a particular time or time window, ‘when’ is used.
- Option (d.),’before’: This is used in sentences that deal with the occurrence of an event that took place at an earlier time than the second event.
In the given question, going swimming on the next day is based on a ‘condition’ of the day being nice. Due to this conditional nature of the next day’s plan, ‘if’ is the most fitting subordinating conjunction among all the options that can be used to complete the given sentence.

> Therefore, the grammatically correct sentence becomes: If it is a nice day tomorrow, we can go swimming.

Note: In this question, it should be noted that the condition is placed on a future event. Since the speaker has no way of knowing the next day’s weather and the condition cannot be affected by any factor other than natural conditions; we have a true conditional sentence and ‘if’ is the only possible subordinating conjunction that can be used.