Question

In the below question, there are two statements which can be combined into a single statement in a number of different ways without changing their meaning. Below them are given three probable starters of such a combined sentence. Decide which starter(s) is/are correct. The committee ignored several early warnings about the financial irregularities. This negligence eventually allowed the fraud to continue unnoticed for months. (

Q: Answer-In the below question, there are two statements which can be combined into a single statement in a n...

A By ignoring several early warnings about the financial irregularities, the committee... This can be completed as By ignoring several early warnings about the financial irregularities, the committee allowed the fraud to continue unnoticed for months. This preserves the cause-effect relation correctly. Correct B Since the fraud continued unnoticed for months, the committee... This changes the logic. The original sentence says the committees negligence caused the fraud to continue unnoticed. But this starter suggests that because the fraud continued unnoticed, the committee did something. It reverses the cause-effect relationship. Incorrect C The committees negligence in ignoring several early warnings... This can be completed as The committees negligence in ignoring several early warnings about the financial irregularities eventually allowed the fraud to continue unnoticed for months. This correctly combines both ideas and keeps the meaning intact. Correct