Question
In the question below, a sentence is given, divided
into parts which when rearranged will form a logical and coherent sentence. One of the parts does not belong to the sentence. Identify the part that does not belong to the sentence and rearrange the remaining parts to form a meaningful sentence. Choose the option that represents the correct arrangement and mark the options accordingly. people in a given population within a short period of time, (A)/ the word 'epidemic' comes from Greek word epi meaning "upon or above" and demos meaning "people" (B)/ Bill Gates has warned that epidemic disease will kill more than 30 million people in the next 10-15 years (C)/ and is used to refer to the rapid spread of an infectious disease to a large number of (D)/ usually two weeks or less: for example 15 cases per 100,000 people for two consecutive weeks is considered an epidemic (E)/Solution
(c) is the right answer as BDAE is the correct sequence and part C is the odd part. B begins with establishing the subject of the sentence as epidemic- Then D follows by telling us what epidemic does - It is the rapid spread of infectious disease to a large number of. A completes D by stating the time period in which it spreads- people in a given population within a short period of time. E concludes by telling stating an example for the spread of epidemic- usually two weeks or less for example 15 cases per 100,000 people for two consecutive weeks is considered an epidemic. C is the odd part as it talks about a warning from Bill Gates about the impact of epidemics - Bill Gates has warned that epidemic disease will kill more than 30 million people in the next 10-15 years and has not been discussed in any other part, it fails to link itself coherently with any of the other parts of the sentence.
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