Question
Download Solution PDFSelect the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Sometimes a person's intelligence is not fully appreciated _______ he/she gets an opportunity.
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is - unless.
Key Points
- Until is used in the context of time and roughly means before and up to the time.
- Unless is used in the context of a precondition and means if this condition is not met.
- For example:
- You can't get a job until you have experience.
- You can't get a job unless you have experience.
- You can't get a job until you have experience.
- As per the context of the given sentence, a person's intelligence would be appreciated only under a certain condition.
- Hence, in the blank part of the given question, 'unless' will be the correct choice.
Correct Sentence: Sometimes a person's intelligence is not fully appreciated unless he/she gets an opportunity.Additional Information
- The clause followed by unless/until is always positive as unless and until are negative conjunctions.
- Example:
- I shall not go to the party unless they don't invite me. (incorrect)
- I shall not go to the party unless they invite me. (correct)
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