In the following question, two columns are given containing three phrases each. In the first column phrases are A, B, and C and in the second column, the phrases are D, E, and F. A phrase from the first column may or may not connect with phrase from the second column to make grammatically and contextually correct sentence. There are five options, four of which display the sequence(s) in which the phrases can be joined to form a grammatically and contextually correct sentence. If none of the options forms a correct sentence after combination, select ‘None of these’ as your answer. Column 1 Column 2 A. ‘OxyContin’ maker Purdue Pharma LP won court approval of a $4.5 billion bankruptcy settlement that shields its owners from D. gross electricity production of about 24% is far higher than those of all other renewable energy sources. B. The latest GDP estimates expectedly show that the national output rebounded in the first quarter of the current fiscal from the E. record contraction in April-June 2020 when the pandemic’s onset and the lockdown gutted the economy. C. Wind energy is of outstanding importance to the energy transition in Germany, and its share in F. lawsuits accusing them of contributing to the nation’s opioid epidemic in exchange for providing funding to combat the crisis.
In the following question, two columns are given containing three phrases each. In the first column phrases are A, B, and C and in the second column, the phrases are D, E, and F. A phrase from the first column may or may not connect with phrase from the second column to make grammatically and contextually correct sentence. There are five options, four of which display the sequence(s) in which the phrases can be joined to form a grammatically and contextually correct sentence. If none of the options forms a correct sentence after combination, select ‘None of these’ as your answer. Column 1 Column 2 A. ‘OxyContin’ maker Purdue Pharma LP won court approval of a $4.5 billion bankruptcy settlement that shields its owners from D. gross electricity production of about 24% is far higher than those of all other renewable energy sources. B. The latest GDP estimates expectedly show that the national output rebounded in the first quarter of the current fiscal from the E. record contraction in April-June 2020 when the pandemic’s onset and the lockdown gutted the economy. C. Wind energy is of outstanding importance to the energy transition in Germany, and its share in F. lawsuits accusing them of contributing to the nation’s opioid epidemic in exchange for providing funding to combat the crisis. Correct Answer A - F, B - E, C - D
The correct answer is A - F, B - E, C - D.
Key Points
- There are three combinations from the given phrases that make meaningful sentences.
- Parts A and F connect grammatically and contextually. Part A states “‘OxyContin’ maker Purdue Pharma LP won court approval of a $4.5 billion bankruptcy settlement that shields its owners from” which is connected with Part F i.e. ‘lawsuits accusing them of contributing to the nation’s opioid epidemic in exchange for providing funding to combat the crisis’.
- Part A talks about the bankruptcy settlement won by Purdue Pharma that ‘shields’ its owners. Also, the word ‘from’ helps in choosing the next part. Part F mentions ‘lawsuits’. Hence, we can infer that the bankruptcy settlement ‘shields’ owners from ‘lawsuits’ accusing them. Thus, A - F is the correct combination.
- Parts B and E connect grammatically and contextually. Part B states ‘The latest GDP estimates expectedly show that the national output rebounded in the first quarter of the current fiscal from the’ which is connected with Part E i.e. ‘record contraction in April-June 2020 when the pandemic’s onset and the lockdown gutted the economy’.
- While Part B says that the national output ‘rebounded’ in the first quarter as expected, part E mentions ‘record contraction’ in the previous year. The usage ‘rebounded’ indicates recovery from a setback and this setback is the ‘contraction’ in the previous year. Thus, B - E is the correct combination.
- Parts C and D connect grammatically and contextually. Parts C states ‘Wind energy is of outstanding importance to the energy transition in Germany, and its share in’ which is connected with Part D i.e. ‘gross electricity production of about 24% is far higher than those of all other renewable energy sources’.
- The phrase ‘its share in total’ given in part C should be followed by a larger unit/total. Part D mentions ‘gross electricity production’ which is a production total. Besides, it is obvious that wind energy contributes to electricity production and has a certain share in the gross production value. Thus, C - D is the correct combination.
The correct sentences will be:
- ‘OxyContin’ maker Purdue Pharma LP won court approval of a $4.5 billion bankruptcy settlement that shields its owners from lawsuits accusing them of contributing to the nation’s opioid epidemic in exchange for providing funding to combat the crisis.
- The latest GDP estimates expectedly show that the national output rebounded in the first quarter of the current fiscal from the record contraction in April-June 2020 when the pandemic’s onset and the lockdown gutted the economy.
- Wind energy is of outstanding importance to the energy transition in Germany, and its share in gross electricity production of about 24% is far higher than those of all other renewable energy sources.