Choose the correct words to complete the sentence:
It was so cold that we couldn't go out.
Step 1: The phrase ``so...that" is used to indicate a result or consequence. In this sentence, the cold was so intense that the consequence was they couldn't go out.
Step 2: The other Option don't fit the context:
- ``Too...to" would mean something was excessively cold to the point of not being able to do something, but ``so...that" is the appropriate construction here.
- ``Neither...nor" and ``either...or" are used for negative or alternative conditions, which don't fit in this case.
Thus, the correct answer is option (A) so, that.
Forthrightness in speech may not always be a desirable quality.
Arrange the following sentences in a coherent order:
(A) Recovery was given inadequate attention and consequently some bank branches regularly incurred heavy losses and their parent bodies had to bale them out.
(B) As a result, banks indulged in extensive lending to borrowers who had little or no potential to make repayments.
(C) To fulfil the social objectives laid down by the masters of nationalisation, banks were asked to lend to identified priority sectors.
(D) 1992-93 results showed that the loss making branches of public sector banks increased from 10,000 to 13,000 and the quantum of losses showed at Rs.3,369 crores.
Write the antonym: Fricassee