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Directions: In the following question, a sentence is divided into four parts: (A), (B), (C), and (D). Rearrange these parts to form a grammatically correct and coherent sentence.

(A) the annual cultural festival
(B) musicians played traditional melodies
(C) harmony and to honor
(D) to express a feeling of

Options

A

ADCB

B

No rearrangement required

C

DBAC

D

BCAD

E

BDCA

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Correct Answer :

Option E

BDCA

Solution :

The correct option is BDCA.

To arrange the given parts into a grammatically correct and coherent sentence, let us analyze the logical connection between the segments:

1. Part (B) "musicians played traditional melodies" acts as the main independent clause containing the subject ("musicians") and verb phrase ("played traditional melodies"), making it the ideal starting segment.
2. Part (D) "to express a feeling of" follows part (B) naturally by explaining the goal or purpose of playing the melodies.
3. Part (C) "harmony and to honor" completes the prepositional phrase ("feeling of harmony") and introduces a second parallel infinitive verb phrase ("and to honor").
4. Part (A) "the annual cultural festival" functions as the direct object of the infinitive verb "to honor".

Combining these parts in the sequence B-D-C-A forms the meaningful sentence:
"Musicians played traditional melodies to express a feeling of harmony and to honor the annual cultural festival."

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