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Arrange the following parts of a sentence in the correct order and mark the correct option.
A. done to pacify the
B. wouldn't damage
C. spirits so that they
D. the crops or cause anyone grief
E. these sacrifices were

Options

A

EACBD

B

EDCAB

C

BACDE

D

ADCBE

E

BCADE

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Correct Answer :

Option A

EACBD

Solution :

The correct option is EACBD.


To arrange the sentence fragments into a coherent and grammatically correct order, let's analyze each segment:


1. Segment E ("these sacrifices were") introduces the subject ("these sacrifices") and verb ("were"), making it the ideal starting segment for the sentence.
2. Following segment E with segment A ("done to pacify the") completes the passive predicate ("were done") and states the purpose ("to pacify the...").
3. Segment C ("spirits so that they") provides the object of "pacify" ("the spirits") and introduces a dependent clause using "so that they".
4. Segment B ("wouldn't damage") provides the modal verb and main verb ("wouldn't damage") corresponding to the subject pronoun "they".
5. Segment D ("the crops or cause anyone grief") completes the sentence by stating what would not be damaged or caused ("the crops or cause anyone grief").


Putting it all together, we get the meaningful sentence:
"These sacrifices were done to pacify the spirits so that they wouldn't damage the crops or cause anyone grief."


Therefore, the correct sequence is EACBD.

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