Instructions: Each question has a sentence that has been scrambled and the scrambled parts have been marked A, B, C, D and E. Find the correct order of the parts to reconstruct the sentence.
A. like the industrialized countries
B. as if they are to be suffered as relics of a backward past
C. we have specially drawn attention to the non-motorized transport modes
D. because they are completely overlooked in transport planning
E. till replaced by faster petroleum fuelled transport
A. like the industrialized countries
B. as if they are to be suffered as relics of a backward past
C. we have specially drawn attention to the non-motorized transport modes
D. because they are completely overlooked in transport planning
E. till replaced by faster petroleum fuelled transport
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- DEACB
- CDEBA
- CBADE
- CDBEA
The Correct Option is D
Solution and Explanation
A quicker approach here is to scan for parts that clearly cannot be the opening line and eliminate answer choices on that basis alone before reading the full sentence.
- D begins with "because," a subordinate conjunction, so D cannot open the sentence. This immediately rules out any option starting with D, eliminating option A (DEACB).
- B begins with "as if they," a pronoun with no antecedent yet, so B also cannot open. E begins with "till," another subordinate marker, ruling out an E-first opener too.
- That leaves C as the only viable opener, "we have specially drawn attention to the non-motorized transport modes," which is a complete independent clause. This matches options B, C and D, all of which start with C.
- Among the remaining three, compare what follows C. Logically, the reason for drawing attention (D, "because they are completely overlooked") should come right after C, since D explains C's claim directly. Only option D (CDBEA) keeps D immediately after C.
- From there, B ("as if they are to be suffered...") naturally follows D's idea of neglect, and E ("till replaced by...") extends B, ending with A's comparison to industrialized countries as the final flourish.
This confirms CDBEA, option D, as the answer. Option B (CDEBA) inserts E before B, disconnecting the "suffered as relics" idea from its "till replaced" continuation. Option C (CBADE) skips straight from C to B, losing the causal reason given in D.
Let's summarize:
- Eliminate options whose opening part starts with a subordinate conjunction or unresolved pronoun.
- Among the survivors, check which order keeps cause-explanation pairs (like C and D here) adjacent.
This elimination-first strategy narrows four or five options down to one or two very quickly.
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