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Both my parents ___ my brother are coming.

A. or
B. and ✓
C. nor
D. but

'Both' pairs with 'and'.

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Whether it rains ___ we will go for a hike.

A. or not ✓
B. and
C. nor
D. but

'Whether' pairs with 'or not' (or 'or').

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No sooner ___ than he started crying.

A. did he see ✓
B. he saw
C. had he seen
D. he had seen

Inversion after 'no sooner'.

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Such ___ that it destroyed the village.

A. was the storm ✓
B. the storm was
C. the storm is
D. is the storm

Inversion in 'such...that' structure.

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Hardly had he started his speech ___ he was interrupted.

A. than
B. when ✓
C. then
D. but

'Hardly' always pairs with 'when'.

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Not only ___ but she also sang beautifully.

A. she danced
B. did she dance ✓
C. danced she
D. she did dance

Inversion after 'not only' at the start of a clause.

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Either she or her friends ___ going to attend.

A. are ✓
B. is
C. has
D. was

'Or' pairs with 'either'; verb agrees with 'friends' (plural).

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Neither of them ___ invited to the party.

A. were
B. was ✓
C. are
D. have

'Neither' is singular; it takes a singular verb.

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Such was his anger ___ everyone kept silent.

A. that ✓
B. as
C. than
D. so

'Such...that' correlative.

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Hardly ___ when the news reached us.

A. we had arrived
B. had we arrived ✓
C. did we arrived
D. we arrived

Inversion after 'hardly'.

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Not only the students but also the teacher ___ tired.

A. were
B. is ✓
C. have
D. are

'But also' pairs with 'not only'; verb agrees with the closer subject ('teacher').

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Both the blue ___ the red shirt are mine.

A. or
B. and ✓
C. nor
D. but

'Both' pairs with 'and'.

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Whether you stay ___ go, I am leaving.

A. and
B. nor
C. or ✓
D. but

'Whether' pairs with 'or'.

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No sooner ___ than the teacher entered.

A. did the bell ring
B. the bell did ring
C. the bell rang
D. had the bell rung ✓

Inversion after 'no sooner'.

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Scarcely ___ when the game was interrupted.

A. had the match started ✓
B. the match had started
C. did the match started
D. the match started had

Inversion after 'scarcely' at the start of a sentence.

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Not only ___ but he also works during the weekends.

A. he studies
B. studies he
C. does he study ✓
D. he does study

Inversion occurs after 'not only' when it starts a sentence.

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Neither Ali nor his brothers ___ coming today.

A. is
B. are ✓
C. were
D. has

In 'neither/nor', the verb agrees with the closer subject ('brothers').

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Rather than going home, ___ he went to the library.

A. but
B. and
C. he ✓
D. so

In a correlative structure, the second clause continues logically.

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Just as the rain fell, ___ the wind blew hard.

A. then
B. so ✓
C. but
D. also

'Just as...so' establishes a comparison of similarity.

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