Paragraph Formation

Paragraph Formation

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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. Some say that power is the ability to exert influence beyond those one actually controls.
    B. All of these definitions can be grouped together under one broader one: Power is the ability to exert influence — whether on an individual or an organisation – to obtain a desired outcome.
    C. Power means different things to different people.
    D. Others maintain that power boils down to the ability to get what one wants.
    E. Considering that we need income to obtain the things that we need or want, power could also be loosely defined as the ability to provide employment in order to derive an income.








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    Correct Option: B

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  1. A. Enter the virtual assistants who are entrepreneurial partners - highly skilled in their profession and able to have an impact on the productivity of those they work with.
    B. But most of the small businesses started today will reach an impasse very quickly - they will be spending so much time on administrative tasks that they can no longer concentrate on growing their business.
    C. On the contrary, some believe that increasing numbers of small businesses will afford administrative support experts with entrepreneurial spirit opportunities that have never before been possible.
    D. Traditionally, the need for assistance has left the small business owner with several bleak options- hire an expensive “temp” for a band-aid-style solution, take on a great deal of expense and responsibility with a “permanent” employee, or-perhaps worst of all-turn away the work.
    E. Corporate downsizing and the move towards small, home-based businesses could appear to be bad news for the over 3 million people whose expertise lies in the administrative support arena.








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    According to the given options, D, C or E could be the opener. Sentence C cannot be the opener as it is presenting a contradiction but one does not know what is being contradicted. EC are a mandatory pair as the antecedent for “ On the contrary…...............................’in C is E.

    Correct Option: B

    According to the given options, D, C or E could be the opener. Sentence C cannot be the opener as it is presenting a contradiction but one does not know what is being contradicted. EC are a mandatory pair as the antecedent for “ On the contrary…...............................’in C is E. Option B is the only one that has EC as a mandatory pair and hence it is the correct option.

  1. A. This very insatiability of the photographing eye changes the terms of confinement in the cave, our world.
    B. Humankind lingers unregenerate in Plato's cave, still rebelling its age-old habit, in mere images of truth.
    C. But being educated by photographs is not like being educated by older images drawn by hand; for one thing, there are a great many more images around, claiming our attention.
    D.. The inventory started in 1839 and since then just about everything has been photographed, or so it seems.
    E. In teaching us a new visual code, photographs alter and enlarge our notions of what is worth looking at and what we have a right to observe.








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    B C is the key. Passage must begin with B as it initiates the argument telling ‘Humankind lingers’ in what i.e., ‘Plato’s cave’ or ‘mere images of truth.’ A, C, D and E advance this argument with their ‘This very,’ ‘But being,’ ‘The inventory’ and ‘In teaching’ respectively. C should obviously follow B with ‘But being educated by photographs’ etc. D should follow C with ‘The inventory started in 1839,’ A should follow D talking of ‘instability of the photographing eye.’ E should follow A and conclude the passage with ‘photograph alter and enlarge our notions’ etc...............................................................................

    Correct Option: C

    B C is the key. Passage must begin with B as it initiates the argument telling ‘Humankind lingers’ in what i.e., ‘Plato’s cave’ or ‘mere images of truth.’ A, C, D and E advance this argument with their ‘This very,’ ‘But being,’ ‘The inventory’ and ‘In teaching’ respectively. C should obviously follow B with ‘But being educated by photographs’ etc. D should follow C with ‘The inventory started in 1839,’ A should follow D talking of ‘instability of the photographing eye.’ E should follow A and conclude the passage with ‘photograph alter and enlarge our notions’ etc. Options (a) and (d): Passage wrongly begins with E in both the options whereas E should follow A and conclude the passage with ‘In teaching us a new visual code’ etc. Option (b): Passage correctly begins with B but D wrongly follows B whereas D should follow C, precede A with ‘The inventory started in 1839’ etc. Except (c) other options are wrong.

  1. A. Both parties use capital and labor in the struggle to secure property rights.
    B. The thief spends time and money in his attempt to steal (he buys wire cutters) and the legitimate property owner expends resources to prevent the theft (he buys locks)
    C. A social cost of theft is that both the thief and the potential victim use resources to gain or maintain control over property.
    D. These costs may escalate as a type of technological arms race unfolds.
    E. A bank may purchase more and more complicated and sophisticated safes, forcing safe crackers to invest further in safe cracking equipment.








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    C A and B D E are the keys. Passage must begin with C which introduces the topic ‘A social cost of theft,’ A, B, D or E only advance the argument with their ‘Both parties,’ ‘The thief spends time,’ ‘These costs’ and ‘A bank may purchase’ respectively. A should obviously follow C, its ‘both parties’ referring to ‘the thief and the potential victim’ talked of or introduced by C. B should follow A with ‘The thief spends’ etc. D should follow B with its ‘These costs may escalate,’ E should follow D and conclude the passage with ‘A bank may purchase more and more complicated and sophisticated safes’ etc........................................

    Correct Option: B

    C A and B D E are the keys. Passage must begin with C which introduces the topic ‘A social cost of theft,’ A, B, D or E only advance the argument with their ‘Both parties,’ ‘The thief spends time,’ ‘These costs’ and ‘A bank may purchase’ respectively. A should obviously follow C, its ‘both parties’ referring to ‘the thief and the potential victim’ talked of or introduced by C. B should follow A with ‘The thief spends’ etc. D should follow B with its ‘These costs may escalate,’ E should follow D and conclude the passage with ‘A bank may purchase more and more complicated and sophisticated safes’ etc. Options (a) and (c): Passage wrongly begins with A whereas A should follow C, precede B with ‘Both parties use capital and labor’ etc. Option (d): Passage correctly begins with C but B wrongly follows it whereas B should follow A, precede D with ‘The thief spends time and money’ etc. Except (b) other options are wrong.

  1. A. Nevertheless, we do think that certain aesthetic, evaluative conceptions do relate to specific experiences in a non-trivial way, especially that of aesthetic excellence.
    B. This is so because, typically, we think that the experience of beauty is such that we cannot leave it to others to be had.
    C. It is rather intriguing that we will often try to persuade people of what we find beautiful, even though we do not believe that they may subsequently base their judgment of taste on our testimony.
    D. Moreover, we are often aware of the contingency of our own judgments' foundation in our own experience.
    E. Now the discussion within analytical aesthetics concerning the question of what kinds of truth- values adhere to aesthetic judgments of various kinds has evident bearing on the problem of aesthetic experience's relevance for evaluation.








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    C is an apt opener as it introduces the issue - "we will often try to persuade people of what we find beautiful, even though we do not believe." B gives a reason for such persuasion; thus CB constitute a mandatory pair. D adds to B by stating "Moreover, we are often aware of the contingency of our own judgement' foundation…" A adds further to the discussion (Nevertheless, we do think that certain aesthetic …)

    Correct Option: D

    C is an apt opener as it introduces the issue - "we will often try to persuade people of what we find beautiful, even though we do not believe." B gives a reason for such persuasion; thus CB constitute a mandatory pair. D adds to B by stating "Moreover, we are often aware of the contingency of our own judgement' foundation…" A adds further to the discussion (Nevertheless, we do think that certain aesthetic …) by providing a concession to D. E further adds to D. Thus, the correct sequence is C B D A E.