Paragraph Formation

Paragraph Formation

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Verbal Ability

Numerical Ability
An Introduction To English Grammar And Languages
COMMON ERRORS
TRANSFORMATION OF SENTENCES (ACTIVE/PASSIVE)
Ordering of Sentences
Change of Speech
One Word Substitutes
Paragraph Formation
Sentence Formation
Antonyms
Change of Voice
Comprehension
Spotting Errors
Sentence Correction
Spellings
Synonyms
Verbal Analogies
Idioms and Phrases
Closet Test
Completing Statements
Ordering of Words
Selecting Words
Sentence Improvement

Direction: The sentences given in each question, when arranged in the proper sequence, form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labelled with a letter/number. Choose the most logical order of sentences from among the given choices to construct a coherent paragraph.

  1. A. Marine life would suffer because a lid of warm water would prevent the circulation that normally brings nutrients to the surface of the sea and the river waters.
    B. But plant productivity would rise by 50 percent.
    C. A number of effects are expected from global warming.
    D. Also, the warmer climate could melt the floating ice of the Arctic Ocean thereby resulting in a 20 ft. rise in oceans and surrounding areas.








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    C A and A B are the keys. Passage must begin with C which introduces the problem ‘global warming’, A, B, D cannot begin the passage as they only tell the effects of global warming, A should obviously follow C as A tells the effect of global warming indicated by C as expected. B should follow A as B advances the description of the effects, D should follow B and conclude the passage as D further tells the effect, i.e., ‘the warmer climate’ could melt the floating ice’ etc. Option (a): passage correctly begins the passage with C but D wrongly follows it whereas D should follow B and conclude the passage, after B has told an ‘effect’ of ‘global warming’ D further tells the effect,

    Correct Option: C

    C A and A B are the keys. Passage must begin with C which introduces the problem ‘global warming’, A, B, D cannot begin the passage as they only tell the effects of global warming, A should obviously follow C as A tells the effect of global warming indicated by C as expected. B should follow A as B advances the description of the effects, D should follow B and conclude the passage as D further tells the effect, i.e., ‘the warmer climate’ could melt the floating ice’ etc. Option (a): passage correctly begins the passage with C but D wrongly follows it whereas D should follow B and conclude the passage, after B has told an ‘effect’ of ‘global warming’ D further tells the effect, i.e., ‘the warmer climate could melt the floating ice’ and so on. Options (b), (d): passage wrongly begins with B in both the options instead of C whereas B should follow A which in turn should follow C, after A has talked of one effect, i.e., ‘a lid of warm water,’ B tells about another effect, i.e., ‘plant productivity would rise’ and so on. Except (c) other options are wrong.

  1. A. For if knowledge became too great for communication, it would degenerate into scholasticism, and the weak acceptance of authority; mankind would slip into a new age of faith, worshiping at a respectful distance its new priests.
    B. The civilization, which had hoped to raise itself up on education disseminated far and wide, would be left precariously based upon a technical erudition that had become the monopoly of an esoteric class monastically isolated from the world by the birth rate of terminology.
    C. To find for new truths, old terms that all literate people might understand.
    D. The function of the professional teacher was to mediate between the specialist and the nation; to learn the specialist’s language, as the specialist had learned the nature’s, in order to break down the barriers between knowledge and need.








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    D C is the key. Passage must begin with D as it initiates with ‘The function of the professional teacher was to ….. in order to break down the barriers between knowledge and need’. C must follow D as it states that ‘to find for new truths ….. people might understand’. A, B and C cannot begin the passage as they provide supportive text.

    Correct Option: D

    D C is the key. Passage must begin with D as it initiates with ‘The function of the professional teacher was to ….. in order to break down the barriers between knowledge and need’. C must follow D as it states that ‘to find for new truths ….. people might understand’. A, B and C cannot begin the passage as they provide supportive text. A should follow C as it mentions about ‘knowledge for communication, ….. worshiping at a respectful distance its new priests’. B would follow A and would also close the passage as it states that ‘the civilization, which had hoped to raise itself ….. monastically isolated from the world by the birth rate of terminology’. The right sequence is D C A B.

Direction: Arrange the sentences A, B, C and D to form a logical sequence between sentences 1 and 6.

  1. 1. Fire ripped through another pipeline in southern Nigeria, killing at lease 40 people.
    A. The explosion was the third in two weeks. B. Police were deployed to stop villagers from stealing fuel from other pipelines.
    C. Local politicians have blamed this vandalism on cartels.
    D. Once the cartels have siphoned off fuel, impoverished locals move in to collect what they can for sale to passing motorists.
    6. But pipelines often explode, and the practice has left about 2000 people dead in the past two years.








  1. View Hint View Answer Discuss in Forum

    There is link between 1 and A – ‘the fire’, ‘the explosion’. So we have to choose between (a) and (b). Thus we have to choose whether B or C will follow A, but logically C will follow B, as ‘this’ of C is the predicate of B.

    Correct Option: A

    There is link between 1 and A – ‘the fire’, ‘the explosion’. So we have to choose between (a) and (b). Thus we have to choose whether B or C will follow A, but logically C will follow B, as ‘this’ of C is the predicate of B. So A B C D is the correct sequence.

Direction: The sentences given in each question, when arranged in the proper sequence, form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labelled with a letter/number. Choose the most logical order of sentences from among the given choices to construct a coherent paragraph.

  1. A. Gone are the days when parents were happy to see their two-year old frolic about in the company of sundry aunts or cousins.
    B. Parents are relieved to know that there are professional people who can help them in the process. Leading schools have a high regard for children who attend these preschools.
    C. Welcoming these kids with open arms are a new breed of women entrepreneurs who have cashed in on this high parental anxiety to build a thriving business, that of preschools.
    D. Now toddlers, barely out of their diapers are being pushed by overanxious parents to get cracking on reading, writing, and arithmetic at the earliest.








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    A D is the key. Passage must begin with A as it states that ‘welcoming these kids with open arms are a new breed of women ….. to build a thriving business, that of preschools’. D must follow A as it mentions about ‘toddlers, barely out of their diapers ….. at the earliest’. B, C and D cannot open the passage as they are the supportive link to the initial start. .................................................................................................................

    Correct Option: B

    A D is the key. Passage must begin with A as it states that ‘welcoming these kids with open arms are a new breed of women ….. to build a thriving business, that of preschools’. D must follow A as it mentions about ‘toddlers, barely out of their diapers ….. at the earliest’. B, C and D cannot open the passage as they are the supportive link to the initial start. C must follow D as it states that ‘welcoming these kids with open arms ….. that of preschools’. B must follow C and also close the paragraph as it states about ‘parents being relieved now ….. who attend these preschools.’ The right sequence is A D C B.

Direction: Arrange the sentences A, B, C and D to form a logical sequence between sentences 1 and 6.

  1. 1. I agree completely that we must cut the deficit and the national debt; frankly, I do not know anyone who thinks otherwise.
    A. The desire to stop spending on security and start spending on domestic programs is natural, understandable and unfortunately ill advised.
    B. America has tried to reap a “peace dividend” several times in the past.
    C. That said, the idea that you can “get” the funds needed to remedy the problem from the defense budget does not make any sense.
    D. It is more so when we haven’t yet achieved peace.
    6. The threat landscape is actually worse today than it was on








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    The first sentence highlights the problem of cutting the deficit and national debt. C mentions how getting the funds from the defense budget are not a good idea and B tells us why it is so. Thus CB is a mandatory pair. AD is a mandatory pair with A calling the desire to stop spending on security ‘ill advised’ and D giving a reason for it being more so.........................................................................................................................................

    Correct Option: C

    The first sentence highlights the problem of cutting the deficit and national debt. C mentions how getting the funds from the defense budget are not a good idea and B tells us why it is so. Thus CB is a mandatory pair. AD is a mandatory pair with A calling the desire to stop spending on security ‘ill advised’ and D giving a reason for it being more so. D falls in place before the last sentence. Hence, option (c) is the correct choice.