Question
In each question, there are two statements which can be
combined into a single statement in a number of different ways without changing their meaning. Below are given three probable starters (i), (ii), and (iii) of such a combined sentence. One, two, three, or none of them may be correct. Decide upon which is/are correct, if any, and mark the option which denotes your answer. If none of the three starters is suitable, mark āNone of theseā as your answer. 1. The Prime Minister praised the efforts of the local administration.2. They successfully managed the flood relief operations in the affected areas.(i) For successfully managing the flood relief operations in the affected areasā¦(ii) Because of successfully managing the flood relief operations in the affected areasā¦(iii) Although praising the efforts of the local administrationā¦Solution
(i) For successfully managing the flood relief operations in the affected areasā¦ correctly introduces the reason why the Prime Minister praised the local administration.
(ii) Because of successfully managing the flood relief operationsā¦ is grammatically incorrect when used as a sentence starter here.
(iii) Although praising the efforts of the local administrationā¦ does not logically connect to the second statement and is inappropriate as a sentence starter.
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